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Re: My opinion is just that, nothing more.

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On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 23:41:24 -0800, Jeff-Relf.Me wrote:

> <h2><PRE Style='Font-Family: OCR A, monospace !important;'>
> You (HughHuntzinger) replied (to me):
>> > "Smart" is spending less, and eating (slightly) more.
>> 
>> Oh, so now it is only "(slightly)" more?  Sounds like you've refined
>> your thoughts ... who woulda thunk it?  :-)
>> 
>> So now, just what does this then mean for when one said "(slightly)"
>> but has been clearly not followed by a nominee?
>> To what degree does this disqualify said candidate?
>> 
>> Again, a lack of clarity in how you've even chosen to define your terms
>> make your claims based on essentially nothing and thus, ring impotently
>> hollow.
> 
> I wouldn't tell Scott Doty to eat more and excercise less; nor would I
> tell him the opposite -- I just don't care. There are advantages to
> enjoying life more, dying sooner.
> 
> You know what he does for a living.
> I think his job is cool, no matter what it pays. Apparently, it pays
> plenty (by my standards).
> 
> You think differently, OK ? no problem.
> My opinion is just that, nothing more.

While I'm flattered to be the subject of personalities, there is no need 
to worry about my own personal circumstances.

I'm healthy as a horse, far healthier than some anonymous georgia 
squidbilly that ate himself into diabetes.  I also probably eat much 
healthier than he does -- and unlike him, I don't binge drink (or drink 
at all).

I could also go into the sociopathic tendencies of those who are clearly 
troubled, but all I'm going to say is this:

What we have here are anonymous trolls trying to get a rise out of 
people, me included.  They don't really believe what they're saying 
unless they are self-deluded idiots -- instead, they spew their vitriol 
by scouring the net for the most unflattering photos they can find, and 
then making moronic extrapolations from them.

Their "job" is to paint others in the worst possible light.  And again:  
unless they are self-deluded idiots, they must know that their idiocies 
include out-and-out lies.  And as I've said before, "they delight in 
clipping the wings of others because they cannot fly."

We can even go further than that now, because one of them has admitted to 
being jealous of my situation.  Given the amount of discussion on the 
topic, I have to wonder why people care so much about my personal 
situations, _unless_ they have some feelings of envy.

But there is no need for that.  Living and working here in Santa Rosa has 
its own set of challenges, and working in the fields I do require 
constant learning to separate the "wheat" from the "chaff" of 
technological advances.  However, the work I used to do on my own is now 
handled by a department (operations) with two divisions (systems and 
networking).

So I consider myself semi-retired.  Considering the extreme hours and 
sweat-equity I've put into our company, it's only fair that I have a lot 
of leisure time these days.  (And you would too, if you could swing it.)
We were in startup mode much longer than we should have been -- so much, 
that it affected my health.  So now I take it easy, and work on various 
devops projects that interest me.

But despite the toll it took on my personal health, I think everybody 
should try to be an entrepreneur in whatever field they enjoy.  Maybe I'm 
lucky, and this is a personal luxury that many can't swing -- but if you 
go into it with eyes wide open and a decent business plan, the rewards 
are tremendous.

In closing, I'll mention that I think the toughest part of 
entrepreneurship is growing a business from a sole proprietorship to more 
than just a few people.  Because: one has to learn to delegate tasks that 
one _feels certain_ can only be handled "properly" by oneself.  That 
letting go takes trust, and it's not easy, especially if you are working 
in a highly-technical field.

Anyway, I've rambled on enough.  Take care and happy new year.

-- 
 -v
Kernel:4.4.0-rc8-sd  Desktop:Xfce 4.12.2  Distro:Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa

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              Re: Scott Doty has the most rewarding job, I think. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2016-01-10 05:36 -0800
                Re: "Smart" is spending less, and eating (slightly) more. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2016-01-10 16:17 -0800
                Re: My opinion is just that, nothing more. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2016-01-11 07:28 -0800
                Re: My opinion is just that, nothing more. vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-01-11 21:33 +0000
                Re: My opinion is just that, nothing more. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2016-01-11 14:21 -0800
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                Re: My opinion is just that, nothing more. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-12 11:14 -0500
                Re: My opinion is just that, nothing more. Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-12 12:18 -0500
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