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addendum (as we academics are apt to say)
Some time ago someone pointed out Mx on his blog was telling his fans of just having enough money to buy a happy meal at McDonalds, a regrettable situation for a 40 some year old ex patriot to find himself in, in the city of lights. So it occurs to me that when he's talking with pilots here whose airplanes drink at least 10 Big Macs an hour there may be some envy in play. I've had private clients who were depressed because they were intellegent but not successful. The real reason for not flying or traveling or being stuck at his keyboard is likely because he doesn't have the resourses to do otherwise. If he presented differently we might actually have sympathy for him. |
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Tina wrote:
addendum (as we academics are apt to say) Some time ago someone pointed out Mx on his blog was telling his fans of just having enough money to buy a happy meal at McDonalds, a regrettable situation for a 40 some year old ex patriot to find himself in, in the city of lights. So it occurs to me that when he's talking with pilots here whose airplanes drink at least 10 Big Macs an hour there may be some envy in play. I've had private clients who were depressed because they were intellegent but not successful. The real reason for not flying or traveling or being stuck at his keyboard is likely because he doesn't have the resourses to do otherwise. If he presented differently we might actually have sympathy for him. I've been pushing a theory somewhat close to this for some time with no result...not even a data point :-) DH -- Dudley Henriques |
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Mr Dudley, lack of data or even a single datum has not been a factor
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Tina wrote:
Mr Dudley, lack of data or even a single datum has not been a factor in this newgroup, especially when reading the typings of Mx. Tina; PLEASE!! I'm either Dudley to my friends and the entire world or Mr. Henriques to Mxemanic. For you, I'll settle for a simple "Dudley" -- Dudley Henriques |
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"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
... Tina wrote: Mr Dudley, lack of data or even a single datum has not been a factor in this newgroup, especially when reading the typings of Mx. Tina; PLEASE!! I'm either Dudley to my friends and the entire world or Mr. Henriques to Mxemanic. For you, I'll settle for a simple "Dudley" -- Dudley Henriques Oh heck Dudley, She is just deferring to your (old) age!!! A very polite lady, raised correctly by her parents to respect the elderly. You worked for it, you earned it, enjoy it!!!! :-))))))))))))) Uhhhh, FWIW, I get the same treatment on a daily basis!!! sigh regards, Paul |
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Paul Riley wrote:
"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message ... Tina wrote: Mr Dudley, lack of data or even a single datum has not been a factor in this newgroup, especially when reading the typings of Mx. Tina; PLEASE!! I'm either Dudley to my friends and the entire world or Mr. Henriques to Mxemanic. For you, I'll settle for a simple "Dudley" -- Dudley Henriques Oh heck Dudley, She is just deferring to your (old) age!!! A very polite lady, raised correctly by her parents to respect the elderly. You worked for it, you earned it, enjoy it!!!! :-))))))))))))) Uhhhh, FWIW, I get the same treatment on a daily basis!!! sigh regards, Paul It's AWFUL!!! I was out getting my wife something at the mall just last week and a beautiful young girl dropped a small package on the floor as we were waiting to check out. I bent down and picked it up for her. "Thank you SIR" she said. God..it's tough growing old!!!!!!! D -- Dudley Henriques |
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"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
... Paul Riley wrote: "Dudley Henriques" wrote in message ... Tina wrote: Mr Dudley, lack of data or even a single datum has not been a factor in this newgroup, especially when reading the typings of Mx. Tina; PLEASE!! I'm either Dudley to my friends and the entire world or Mr. Henriques to Mxemanic. For you, I'll settle for a simple "Dudley" -- Dudley Henriques Oh heck Dudley, She is just deferring to your (old) age!!! A very polite lady, raised correctly by her parents to respect the elderly. You worked for it, you earned it, enjoy it!!!! :-))))))))))))) Uhhhh, FWIW, I get the same treatment on a daily basis!!! sigh regards, Paul It's AWFUL!!! I was out getting my wife something at the mall just last week and a beautiful young girl dropped a small package on the floor as we were waiting to check out. I bent down and picked it up for her. "Thank you SIR" she said. God..it's tough growing old!!!!!!! D -- Dudley Henriques Hi Dudley You should be thankful. If your wife heard that she said anything else (like "thanks, honey), you could be in trouble, BIG TIME!!!! :-)))))))))))))))))))))) Believe me, I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got a "thanks sweetie" one time, wife with me. The third degree on that one would have to be heard to be believed!!! :-))))))))))))))))))))) Paul |
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Tina writes:
So it occurs to me that when he's talking with pilots here whose airplanes drink at least 10 Big Macs an hour there may be some envy in play. I can't even imagine how someone would go about drinking a Big Mac. The real reason for not flying or traveling or being stuck at his keyboard is likely because he doesn't have the resourses to do otherwise. While there are many things I would do if I had more money, travel is not among them, and even with unlimited money, I'd still spend a lot of time in front of the computer. Most people (particularly older people) don't realize that computers are not an end in themselves, but merely a means. A computer is a tool that opens the door to all sorts of intellectual activities, just as electricity is a tool that opens the door to all sorts of activities both physical and intellectual. No doubt someone fretted over the time spent by people on the telephone when it was first invented, and somebody probably worried about the degree to which electricity was used by a few pioneers in the early days ("You wired your entire home with electricity?? You must be obsessed with it!"). If I did have adequate funds, I'd probably invest in a full-motion simulator, since I could fly it without a license and it would require no travel. Getting a real license is exceptionally difficult in my circumstances (money being only one of several obstacles), and I don't really desire to actually go anywhere in a plane, I just like flying for its own sake. Also, some of the aircraft I like best are so large and awkward and expensive to operate that even with unlimited funds it would still be too much of a pain to fly them for real. |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: Tina writes: So it occurs to me that when he's talking with pilots here whose airplanes drink at least 10 Big Macs an hour there may be some envy in play. I can't even imagine how someone would go about drinking a Big Mac. The real reason for not flying or traveling or being stuck at his keyboard is likely because he doesn't have the resourses to do otherwise. While there are many things I would do if I had more money, travel is not among them, and even with unlimited money, I'd still spend a lot of time in front of the computer. Now there's a surprise. Bertie |
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote in : I'd still spend a lot of time in front of the computer. Now there's a surprise. Only because he's now surgically welded to the lounging chair his enormous girth requires. He, of course, neglected to measure the width of the doorways leading to the outside and is now sequestered under a pile of decaying pizza boxes and alternating copies of Playgirl and Cosmo. We should be so happy, to be his one and only window into the world. Were it not for us and the utter spite with which he must utter his mindless rantings, he'd have expired long ago. The man now runs purely on stupid (a curiously and common energy source amongst the detritus of his obsession). TheSmokingGnu |
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