--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Aha! The mini-marshmallows!! AND the ultimate food product, Cheese > > > Whiz(R)!!! When I was a kid, we lived places where fresh dairy products > > > were unavailable. So when Mom brought home a block of Velveeta(R) from > > > the PX, it was *Game On*! > > > > > > I also had the unusual opportunity to live among the wealthy, while not > > > coming from a family with money. We were one of the only families in the > > > Foreign Service, actually living on my Dad's salary. Most of the others > > > were independently wealthy, not having to work, though still had a sense > > > of duty and service to their country. > > > > > > So, my friends and acquaintances tended to be well off, when I was > > > growing up. I didn't notice any wealth-specific traits. Sure, some were > > > jerks, but a lot of them were cool, too. > > > > Phew, for a few moments I thought you might not like me any more because my > > dad was a CEO! > > > > As a child we were moved around every three or four years my whole life > > until our final 'resting place' in Chicago in 1973. Part of that time was > > in Europe (I was 9 when we moved to Germany and 17 when we were finally > > transferred back to the US from England). I loved every moment of the > > moving and the experiences. > > > > I had so many friends in the same boat; many of the fathers were execs but > > some were military and others were foreign students wanting the excellent > > education the International schools I attended had to offer for their > > children. All in all an extremely enriching experience. > > > > I am pretty sure rich people are no more jerky or not jerky than less rich > > people. I can't quite believe this subject would even really come up. It is > > pretty ridiculous. For sure many rich people or conglomerations of people > > have too much power but that goes for governments, mobs of fanatics and > > various religious organizations. It is not so much about the money but > > about what humans do with their situation. Just because one has a healthy > > bank account does not mean they automatically become despots or overly > > selfish. But you know that, it is not even worth bringing up it is so > > simplistic a concept. > > > > Anyway, I certainly don't identify with wealth or money. It is not who I > > am. I simply look at it as an amazing opportunity to do more of what I want > > to do and it can buy me a certain amount of free time if I were to so > > choose (which I haven't). I have quite a bit of that Puritan work ethic in > > there so although I could have 'retired' at the age of 40 when my last > > parent died I wouldn't have considered it. Instead, I never worked harder > > in my life running a 25 horse training and boarding stable with 13 hour > > work days, riding multiple horses a day, teaching lessons and working the > > barn. It was hard work and gruelling at times just like any business can > > be. > > Good for you! > > > > For me there will be no retirement. I don't understand what that concept > > means. However, because I love my current job I am very, very fortunate. I > > have never felt otherwise; I am not sure why life has been so amazingly > > good to me. Even if I were to end up drooling and paralyzed in a wheel > > chair tomorrow I will never feel otherwise. My life has been a supreme gift > > in every way. > > Yes, I can see that. I really had a great career, and loved most of it, but > it was also all consuming, always running flat out, and I don't miss that at > all. Also add to that, three relatives passing away, across the country, in > the space of six months, including hands-on managing their estates, raising a > daughter, and holding my marriage together, put everything over the top, late > last year. Not a sustainable combination, and I really had to stop working, > for my sanity, which correlated perfectly with having the funds necessary to > do so. > > I have been a creative person even as a kid, so even though I no longer have > a day job, I am continually putting something together, or doing art, or > composing a song, or taking pictures, or drawing, renovating the buildings > here, or landscaping. Over the last ten years, I have transformed our > backyard into a retreat. I have an art studio/work shed, a large gazebo, a > large deck, an enclosed spa building with hot tub, and a small pond with > solar lighting and fountain. There are also several lawns, and large trees, > including orange, lemon and avocado. Lots of flowers and stonework too. > Brings in the hummingbirds, and a lot of other creatures, too. > > Anyway, sounds like you have a great life, also!!
And you too. You have obviously worked hard at a job not necessarily totally to your liking and yet here you are, relatively young and very healthy with the people you cherish around you in an environment you created with care and with the intention of pursuing your art. Sounds like heaven to me. Congratulations - you have beauty inside and outside. > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Wasn't your dad the CEO of Kraft at one time? > > > > > > > > Yes, from 1973 until 1985 when he retired. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > From: Ann <awoelflebater@> > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 11:51 PM > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Deluded Nestle CEO on your right to water > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Just to give you an example how deluded the rich are > > > > > > > > > > Pretty sweeping statement here. How rich is "rich"? What makes all > > > > > rich people "deluded"? Why so angry at "rich" people? Does being > > > > > "rich" change someone or do only assholes become "rich"? What is the > > > > > antidote, becoming poor? > > > > > > > > > > , here's an article > > > > > > and video about the Nestle CEO who wants all water privatized. > > > > > > This > > > > > > asshat doesn't care about people, just about money. He needs a > > > > > > visit > > > > > > form Lord Yama and soon. > > > > > > http://www.trueactivist.com/nestle-ceo-water-is-not-a-human-right-should-be-privatized/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Billionairism is a mental disorder. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
