Doug Riddle wrote: >I agree and affer a caveat, or two. > >I think that the killer app comes out of the blue. >Open Source, or not, the author gets the kudos. The >apps I wrote I was contracted to write. I was paid >what I asked. > >My Grandaddy (born 1889) had one piece of advice that >really mattered. Find something you love to do, and >find a way to make money doing it. I like computers >and I like to invent, I finally landed that job, it >only took twenty years, but I was distracted as a >young soldier because combat was a helluva buzz. > >If you like what you do, and it pays the bills, you >win. If you hate what you do, but it pays well, you >lose. > >Life is too short to waste time. I would invent and >do the rest of my jobs for nothing. Getting paid for >it is GREAT! > >Make your choices. Live with them. Always pay for a >lawyer to read the fine print! Never say I love you >unless it it worth a house baby. > >===== >Warmest Regards, > >Doug Riddle > >
You speak the truth here... It took me a while to get into a situation that I was happy with (not twenty years), but now for the most part I am happy. Life is definitely too short. People tell me I am crazy to own as many boats as I do. However, the only time I am really stress free is when I am on the water. Be that on a sailboat, powerboat, canoe, kayaak, etc. My power boats are money pits, but I get lots of enjoyment out of them. So during the week, I work on computers which is realistically a hobby I get paid for, and on many weekends, I am on the water. I enjoy both... Of course it could be argued that I am a little nuts when I go 12 1/2 miles out to an oil rig in a 16 foot aluminum boat, but that can be argued... Later, Shannon
