On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Sam wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 1:46 AM, denstar wrote: > >> Seemed more like you cast aspersions on the entire profession. > > I was good friends with a NYC sanitation cop years ago. To think > someone would want to steal it. Really liked him. I should see if he's > on facebook.
I was an avid dumpster-diver for a while. You'd be amazed at what ends up in the trash. >> Who are we to tell other people they're not living up to their potential? > > I didn't tell him, I don't know him. He said he was happy because he > only worked five hours a day and drove around making friends. In other > words he was bragging about not working long and hard. He was happy, neh? And you're knocking his happiness. If working hard gets your rocks off, more power to you. Variety is the spice of life. >> I don't look down on somebody for doing something I don't want to do, >> I look gratefully upon them. =) > > How many times do we have to go over this? I'm not very good at logarithms. >> I wouldn't call someone lazy and dumb just because of their chosen >> profession. > > I didn't call him dumb. Lazy...kind of. And that's your prerogative. If it makes you happy, roll with it. >> If we all lived up to our potential, we'd work like 4 hour days, have >> world peace, flying cars, and maybe giant robot battles to settle >> disputes. > > Did you go to your happy place again :) Home is where the heart is :) >> *mumble* we could be settling this with mechs *mumble* > > Meth? No meth, Pepsi! >>>> I guess happiness and successfulness /could/ have different definitions. >>> >>> You really think success equals happiness? I don't. >> >> I guess we all measure successfulness in our own way. >> >> I wouldn't consider myself successful if I was unhappy. > > So you think anyone successful in their (<--slow typed) career is happy? Nope. That was my point. One can partition things, and say "I'm successful in X", and then add all the Xs up to see, if one prefers. >> Should I be outraged? Should I look down on one who would take such a job? > > I would hope so. Ever see a mob movie were they sit around a > construction site playing cards? That was the type of job. I guess I don't really care unless it's getting in my way, personally. It sucks when you have to do something with someone and they could care less about doing it. >> Not as altruistic as watching coma patients, but who am I to judge? >> Whatever floats yer boat. > > Isn't that a real job? What is real? >> The thing about happiness, and the point I don't think you're >> grokking, is that "to each, their own". Even here, you imply that a >> garbage man can't have pride in his work. That's lame, dude. > > I'm saying working only five hours a day in a none thinking job is > great for teenagers. It's a great gig if you don't mind it. I'm just > thinking they could have found a better example to use in that > country. One were people worked a full shift at least. You're free to feel that way. >> People should take pride in a job well done, regardless of the job. > > Is he proud of his job are the fact that he gets to hang out and make > friends while working? I don't know. Being happy is cool though, in general. ... :Den -- An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity. Michel de Monta ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:325698 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
