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    work in the modern world

    in Spray

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    Well, at least you didn't step on a land mine today or get shot because you were from the 'wrong' clan or ethnic group..... thumbs_up.gif

    metaphorically those are all hazards of the corporate world. substitute emotional uncomfort for physical.

     

    Exactly right.

    work in the modern world

    in Spray

    Posted · Edited by knotzen

    Well, at least you didn't step on a land mine today or get shot because you were from the 'wrong' clan or ethnic group..... thumbs_up.gif

    However, I didn't have enough cash to go through the Starbucks drive-through this morning. thumbs_down.gif Life can be so cruel.**

     

     

    ** ironic sarcasm

    work in the modern world

    in Spray

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    So, I'm back at work, sitting in a windowless office, my whole day's work done on a computer--the life of the modern-day information/knowledge worker.

     

    Is this really a better way to provide housing, food, and clothing for myself? As opposed to a couple hundred years ago, when I would grow/raise my own food, perhaps sell some things I produce to others, or trade.

     

    Now, somebody pwns my ass, to the point of what time I can start work, eat lunch, etc. In a more subsistence lifestyle gettin' by is more risky, but you yourself are responsible for getting up every morning and doing the work it takes to survive.

     

    Consider the robin. Nobody tells a robin when to crap. They are their own GD bird, thankyouverymuch. The flip side is, they spend most of their life looking for food, and expend a lot of energy building a home in which to raise robinlets.

     

    Is the tradeoff worth it? The risk of personal responsibility/ability/sufficiency for freedom from control by another?

     

    Probably I wouldn't have the time or energy to go to the mountains if I were providing for myself. Putting in 40 hours a week does give a person a lot of freedom outside of work.

     

    Just wonderin'...UNCAGE MY SOUL!

    Parking Fees Eliminated

    in Climber's Board

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    Excellent!

     

    That was a stupid law, IMHO. So many of the state parks are used by locals or near-locals (i.e., climbers), that it just doesn't make sense. And people stop in for a picnic, to play, whatever.

     

    Good for her. And us.

    The Dude Abides

    in Spray

    Posted

    I liked The Dude in "The Vanishing" -- it was creepy <shudder> thumbs_up.giflaugh.giffruit.gif

     

     

     

    Had you had a fight recently?

     

    Not a fight, a thing.

     

    ...A thing?

     

    Yeah, a thing, don't you have a girlfriend?

     

    Yeah. And want you think is a thing you can bet your life she thinks is a fight.

    snow and front-wheel drive cars *DELETED* *DELETED*

    in the *freshiezone*

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    I have a rear-wheel drive car now (no snow tires), and it spins out on the slightest incline. Even driving to the upper parking lot at Stevens. Does OK with chains, but they're a hassle to put on, and I've ruined 2 pairs of chains in 2 years.

     

    My dad taught me how to drive in the snow, so that's not a problem. I actually enjoy the challenge.

     

    I just hate getting stuck, with not enough traction to get where I'm going, or out of the lot after the car's been sitting there all weekend and is buried under 2 feet of snow.

     

    So I just need something with great traction, and hp, too.

     

    I'm thinking I'll go for a FWD at this point. An SUV would be nice, but it doesn't fit my budget right now.

     

    Thanks, all!

    Dividend Time Again!

    in Climber's Board

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    I love tax time. I owe over eight grand this year. can't wait to mail in that check...

    maybe I should just send it directly to Iraq.

    I get back $1,027! Boy howdy!

     

    Drinks on me? laugh.gif Oh, never mind--I've got bills to pay. tongue.gif

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