Finished HS. Did some college. Did some "schools" in the military. No degree.
No regrets. I've learned far more on my own than I ever did in school/college,
and am reasonably conversant in a wide range of subjects. Could probably AP
test out in a whole pile of things, but frankly, I don't give a damn. :-) I've
always found better ways to occupy my time and money.
Not that I begrudge anyone their degree(s). More power to ya, if that's what
you like/want/need--and especially if you made the choice to go back into that
environment at a later age. Just wasn't (and still isn't) my path.
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Scott Gomez
-----Original Message-----
From: Moose [mailto:olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: OT now Coke, mutating to chemistry and etc...
R. Jackson wrote:
> Not really being a regular here
Lack of regularity may be a medical problem, but has no standing on this
list. :-)
> ...........Of course, I'm also a fat, balding guy pushing 40. A lovely
> little woman at the hotel where I stay in San Francisco asked me why I
> was going to college when I should be thinking about retirement. Uh.
> Because I never asked for the years to go by as fast as they have, I
> guess. I still feel like I'm just getting started on something, not
> packing it in and calling it a day. Maybe it's denial. ;-)
You're young yet, boy, plenty still to go. As a not too fat guy, and
pretty hirsute from the neck up, I'm pushing 60 real hard and I still
don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I'm also a lot happier than
I was 20+ years ago and really glad I haven't finished growing up. It's
the path that enriches and enlivens, not the destination.
<snip>
Moose
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