mjmjr25 wrote:Every now and then Luke makes some sense. This is one of those times.
I make sense when warranted. This is warranted. And shame on you for missing all the MAJOR PAYNE references.
elmagicochrisg wrote:
Luke wrote:hard work + connections + luck = money
FTFY
I never like these comments Chris, and you know it. I had to make my own connections, and as it has been said "if it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all". Yeah, your equation does work (could be studied even), but I feel sometimes you assume some people get their life handed to them.
...and you're probably only making a joke so I'll shut up on this subject. PM's welcome.
SamuraiMegas wrote:I have been studying, constantly in classes.
Again I don't want to be a slapnuts, rather supply advice about the real world. Studying only in class won't cut the mustard. In college you will find yourself studying from anywhere from four to twelve hours on one single exam.
Not to say to waste your youth though. Have as much fun as possible, just keep time management in mind.
I never like these comments Chris, and you know it. I had to make my own connections, and as it has been said "if it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all". Yeah, your equation does work (could be studied even), but I feel sometimes you assume some people get their life handed to them.
...and you're probably only making a joke so I'll shut up on this subject. PM's welcome.
I wasn't talking about you Luke. I was speaking in general.
This applies to everyone...
Agree with me or not. It doesn't matter...
And no, I wasn't joking. Nor was I trying to piss anyone off...
elmagicochrisg wrote:
I wasn't talking about you Luke. I was speaking in general.
This applies to everyone...
Not everyone in my case.
But yeah, I hear you. Most of the kids I knew in high school who lived in a country club ended up getting a job with an "in". No one branched out, rather they phoned it in until Daddy or Mommy could find them a job.
It does piss me off Chris, but at the same time I know I need to redirect my energy to something more positive, as self made success is the best revenge. I refuse to believe we don't agree on basics that are sound:
A man is based on his character. That character is based on judgement.
A man is judged on his mistakes and his willingness to own up and apologize for past faults.
A man who shuts the door on opportunity is a fool, and to slap an out stretched hand is folly.
A man who does not acknowledge the help that was given to him is doomed to fail.
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Didn't mean to say you were targeting me and hopefully this clears a few things up.
Luke wrote:
But yeah, I hear you. Most of the kids I knew in high school who lived in a country club ended up getting a job with an "in". No one branched out, rather they phoned it in until Daddy or Mommy could find them a job.
I was pretty much dirt poor growing up and I went to a school flooded with kids who were anything but. I didn't really begrudge them their wealth but a lot of these rich kids had really poor character. It was hard not to be a little resentful towards some of them.
Fast forward ten years. With some hard work and a little luck (and zero connections) I have made a decent career for myself, I have a little bit of money in my pocket, and a college degree. I'm not on easy street but I am not really wanting for anything. I go home for the first time in years and I see one of the rich kids who was always pretty mean spirited working the register at the local liquor store.
What I never realized was that a LOT of the kids who were rich had parents who made their money in...wait for it...real estate. Which was a great way to make money in the early 2000's and a great way to lose it all in the late 2000's.
So it's all relative. You can depend on your family's money and connections and a lot of times that'll be enough. The only thing you can really count on to get you through life is yourself, though.
Smile: Stayed home from work today
Frown: Stayed home from work today sick as a dog.
Maybe now Nintendo will acknowledge Metroid has a fanbase?
3rd world comment; pretty loaded topic and to an extent, particularly in some really horrid places, i'll concede the comment, to a degree. However, do not confuse wealth and possessions with happiness or success. They are fairly loosely affiliated.
I might be the happiest guy at the place I work, 2,500 people, and I am nowhere near the highest paid. There are others paid less than me whom are quite happy with their lives and what they have earned. There are some who make great money, but are miserable, sad, depressed, and angry people.
To Luke and Flake's comments, similar story. My father grew up in an orphanage in Chicago, a youth riddled with physical and other abuse. Fought his way up over the course of 50 years, working overnights for 20 of those years, putting himself through school and still barely able to afford our first couple crappy houses in crappy neighborhoods. My mother's life was better on the social aspects, but not the financial.
I've since put myself through college...twice. First an associates, then a bachelors. All the while paying my own way on everything and i've had a job since I was 15, and a full-time job since I was 20. Went through some pretty trying times and not once took the easy way out. It's easy to get fired, or just plain quit when stuff gets rough. I've been at the same place, starting at the bottom, 16+ years now, working my way through school, building a nice life for me and mine, and try to help others when opportunity is there. So yeah, darn straight, when someone whines, or complains, or gives up, or asks where there handout is - i'm very glad to help. But the help may not be the help a lazy person wants. It is easy to help those whom are willing to help themselves. There are some great programs, some needed programs, and nothing is worse than the lazy abusing them.
@Luke. Sorry, missed the Major Payne stuff first go round. Too bad, cuz that is a top, not 10, but prob top 20.
Side note, was in a goofy mood today and sent a note to a couple of my coordinators (a couple guys older than me, whom are not very good at Office or Excel, etc). So I sent an email today, "Bruce / Matt - I did not see the TPS reports on my desk this morning?"
Just that, no clarification or follow-up. I'm gonna go in tomorrow to a couple confused email responses. Better plan my cover-up explanation now.
