"f/f george" <george@yourplace.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:27:02 GMT, "Stratcat" <none@no.org> wrote:

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You post faster than I can type & link, f/fgeorge. :-o

It is called being RETIRED!
I am retired on disability, because of bad feet, from the Fire Dept
after 24 years, not NY, and spend alot of time in front of the
computer.

Very good for you f/f george! Not the medical situation, but the retirement
situation. It's pretty amazing how many ppl are getting into Distributed
Computing, and computing in general, that are either retired, or due to
medical or personal reasons, find theirselves in a similar situation, with
time to enjoy computing, as a hobby. And not just former technology workers,
or engineers and programmers, but ppl from all walks of life.

DC is an awesome hobby, not just from a personal technological POV,
but also in having the ability to augement the personal side of the hobby
with the social interaction that occurs w/i cyber communities.

I recently took on some big personal responsibilies (AKA wife, house, &
kids; Or, as I prefer to refer to it: "That societal triumvirate designed to
keep men in economic bondage!").

After leading an earlier life of blissful bachelor freedom & debauchery, I
now appear to be condemned to spend the latter half of my life in constant
toil, in what appears to be a shining example of the cliche' "No Rest for
the Wicked". Unless I hit the Lotto, or a the proverbial unknown rich uncle
expires, my retirement horizon appears to be long after my natural life will
come to an end. :-(

I am envious of you, sir! ;-)

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Strat