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From: John Larkin on 9 Apr 2010 19:11 On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:50:00 -0700, "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >"brent" <bulegoge(a)columbus.rr.com> wrote in message >news:68297d4f-9554-4c16-8474-295c4b8232cf(a)j1g2000vbr.googlegroups.com... >On Apr 9, 6:09 pm, "fritz" <yapu...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >>If making money was the be all and end all in my life I may have tried >>something like that as well. However, as I approach 50 I can honestly >>say I am glad I made my living following a simple passion I had when I >>was 13 years old, which was to truly understand how a radio worked. >>The money becomes less and less important as I get older, and the >>satisfaction of having pursued my childhood dreams for life become >>more and more satisfying. > >That's very nicely said, Brent -- congratulations on following your dream! Yeah, imagine being a lawyer or a banker and dying rich. What's the point? John
From: brent on 9 Apr 2010 19:27 On Apr 9, 6:50 pm, "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgro...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "brent" <buleg...(a)columbus.rr.com> wrote in message > > news:68297d4f-9554-4c16-8474-295c4b8232cf(a)j1g2000vbr.googlegroups.com... > On Apr 9, 6:09 pm, "fritz" <yapu...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > > >If making money was the be all and end all in my life I may have tried > >something like that as well. However, as I approach 50 I can honestly > >say I am glad I made my living following a simple passion I had when I > >was 13 years old, which was to truly understand how a radio worked. > >The money becomes less and less important as I get older, and the > >satisfaction of having pursued my childhood dreams for life become > >more and more satisfying. > > That's very nicely said, Brent -- congratulations on following your dream! thanks.
From: brent on 9 Apr 2010 19:30 On Apr 9, 7:11 pm, John Larkin <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:50:00 -0700, "Joel Koltner" > > <zapwireDASHgro...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >"brent" <buleg...(a)columbus.rr.com> wrote in message > >news:68297d4f-9554-4c16-8474-295c4b8232cf(a)j1g2000vbr.googlegroups.com... > >On Apr 9, 6:09 pm, "fritz" <yapu...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > >>If making money was the be all and end all in my life I may have tried > >>something like that as well. However, as I approach 50 I can honestly > >>say I am glad I made my living following a simple passion I had when I > >>was 13 years old, which was to truly understand how a radio worked. > >>The money becomes less and less important as I get older, and the > >>satisfaction of having pursued my childhood dreams for life become > >>more and more satisfying. > > >That's very nicely said, Brent -- congratulations on following your dream! > > Yeah, imagine being a lawyer or a banker and dying rich. What's the > point? > > John Agreed. There are very few things I can think of where you can make decent money and stay creative for a decent percentage of your time. I can not imagine being a doctor and seeing 20 people a day - yuk.
From: krw on 9 Apr 2010 20:43 On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:37:19 +0200, "fritz" <yaputya(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > ><krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message >news:4etsr5lsa7n3ev6dr7icjg56rloc2s9sdg(a)4ax.com... >> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:55:53 +0200, "fritz" <yaputya(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >> >>> >>><krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message >>>news:44msr5d5rdss6t3fdq3hsk8qlo58p3qmj8(a)4ax.com... >>>> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:06:33 +0200, "fritz" <yaputya(a)microsoft.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>"brent" <bulegoge(a)columbus.rr.com> wrote in message >>>>>news:eed0bfad-91dd-4d7a-82d9-dff8c0ca3226(a)r1g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... >>>>>On Apr 8, 5:07 pm, "fritz" <yapu...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I am totally opposed to censorship. >>>>> >>>>>> Censorship is a concept that is measured in degrees, not black and >>>>>>white. To summarize your position by stating that you are completely >>>>>>against it , demonstrates that you have not really given much thought >>>>>>to the topic. >>>>> >>>>>You are both ignorant AND stupid. >>>> >>>> Speaking of which, have you looked in a mirror lately, Mr. Pot? >>> >>>You are both ignorant AND stupid. >>>Probably a stupid Xtian to boot!! >> >> Ah, isn't the stupid little bigot cute. >> >>>>>Censorship IS black and white, my ignorant AND stupid friend. >>>>>I have given far more thought to the topic than you have, for many >>>>>years, you seem to be wet behind the ears, a young fool who has no >>>>>experience of what censorship really means. >>>> >>>> Ignorance personified. >>> >>>Read it AGAIN and weep, YOU ARE THE ignorant fool. >> >> DimBulb, that you? > >No, you are wrong again. I have never heard of DimBulb. Funny, you're dim enough. >>>>>You cannot allow ANY government to control the access to information. >>>>>To do so is to give up your rights, Australia may be going down the same >>>>>path that will result in Sharia Law if your ideas prevail. >>>>>The thin edge of the wedge. >>>> >>>> Really? You think everyone's personal information should be freely >>>> available? >>> >>>I thought you were just stupid, now I AM SURE YOU ARE AN IDIOT: >>>read AGAIN WHAT I HAVE POSTED AND YOUR STUPID RESPONSE: >> >> You said that all information should be freely available. Now you accuse >> me >> of being stupid because I pointed out *one* of thousands of reasons this >> is a >> *STUPID* idea. That's rich! > >Yes my ignorant friend, but you are seeking to distort the right to freedom >of information >with the right to privacy. > You believe there is a right to publish *anything*, even that which is private. You've said so.
From: Rich Grise on 9 Apr 2010 20:43
On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:11:36 -0700, John Larkin wrote: > On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:50:00 -0700, "Joel Koltner" >>"brent" <bulegoge(a)columbus.rr.com> wrote in message >>On Apr 9, 6:09 pm, "fritz" <yapu...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >>>If making money was the be all and end all in my life I may have tried >>>something like that as well. However, as I approach 50 I can honestly >>>say I am glad I made my living following a simple passion I had when I >>>was 13 years old, which was to truly understand how a radio worked. >>>The money becomes less and less important as I get older, and the >>>satisfaction of having pursued my childhood dreams for life become >>>more and more satisfying. >> >>That's very nicely said, Brent -- congratulations on following your dream! > > Yeah, imagine being a lawyer or a banker and dying rich. What's the > point? > Yeah - he who dies with the most toys wins, right? ;-) Cheers! Rich |