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Post #376,243
by jake123
6/11/13 8:57:49 AM
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New It's been treating me pretty well
Though there are some flies in the ointment you might not be aware of. The big one is that my son was diagnosed with PDD-NOS (an autism spectrum disorder) about seven or eight years ago. I really fear for his future, and as I just said on another forum where folks were discussing SS, I don't have a retirement plan, I have a mentally disabled child instead.

Otherwise, I'm working, making decent coin for the town I live in, though far from spectacular, and I'm still playing my guitar, and the caliber of player I get to work with now is amazing, which I guess means that the caliber of player I am is getting up there.... I guess you could say my guitar is my retirement plan; when the IT world stops hiring us aging geeks, I'll go on the road; hopefully my finances will be in a place where all I have to do is break even to do all right.
Post #376,244
by jake123
6/11/13 9:05:58 AM
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New Re: It's been treating me pretty well
Here's some of the guitar work I've done:

http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=tKS2hXOYFuQ
http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=3ZaOrnZRz0Q
http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=KYemwswpfKg
http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=KPKfwBzG43k
http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=RX6IoELGc7o
http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=WsO1sucNVKk
http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=xTnxMmJxTvI
http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=6BxiZCixb54

The first four I'm also wearing the recording engineer hat, which means they all happened in my living room.
Post #376,292
by danreck
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6/11/13 4:50:41 PM
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New Re: It's been treating me pretty well
Freaking awesome!!! This is a great body of work. I need to come up and hang around with you so that some of your drive might rub off on me.

To your first reply, I think there will be a place for us old computer geeks (knowledgeable and "good" ones) if we are willing to keep learning - the technology constantly changes but my analytical skills keep getting better. There are, of course, no guarantees. And I know the feeling well about having a child with questionable future independence - my daughter, Elise, still has that Down Syndrome thing. I was hoping it would be healed by now… :-) I've found that it is best to stay positive and keep a good sense of humor and self. No one could ever challenge Elise's "quality of life" - her life has been full of laughter and joy and it would be foolish of me to think that she won't find someone to yuck it up with when I'm no longer on this side of the soil. That said, I have started an irrevocable trust and it does give me some piece of mind.

I'm here to stay. I miss you guys (and gals).
Just a few thoughts,

Dan
     Greenwald says the NSA is getting data on every Verizon call - (Another Scott) - (42) - June 5, 2013, 09:58:25 PM EDT
         Some speculation it's related to the Boston Marathon bombing - (Another Scott) - (3) - June 6, 2013, 07:49:45 AM EDT
             Is it time to go back to using semaphores? - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - June 6, 2013, 09:39:38 AM EDT
                 cloned cell phones -NT - (boxley) - June 6, 2013, 11:23:00 AM EDT
                 I like those with Hershey's Dark Chocolate. -NT - (mmoffitt) - June 6, 2013, 02:05:23 PM EDT
         Just curious. - (mmoffitt) - (1) - June 6, 2013, 08:19:51 AM EDT
             You need to ask? - (Another Scott) - June 6, 2013, 09:53:08 AM EDT
         Dave Simon (of The Wire) weighs in. - (Another Scott) - (14) - June 8, 2013, 05:18:53 PM EDT
             so willing to let your owners tighten the leash - (boxley) - (11) - June 8, 2013, 06:16:34 PM EDT
                 You've got me confused with someone else. -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - June 8, 2013, 06:39:15 PM EDT
                     sorry, I thought you were shrugging it off as no big deal -NT - (boxley) - (1) - June 8, 2013, 07:43:55 PM EDT
                         There's a difference between accepting Simon's argument... - (Another Scott) - June 8, 2013, 08:12:18 PM EDT
                 Gruber: Google's comments on PRISM - (Another Scott) - (7) - June 9, 2013, 09:41:31 AM EDT
                     Well, as long as they're getting the rubber stamp from FISA. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (6) - June 10, 2013, 09:11:08 AM EDT
                         sadly, that's true - (lincoln) - June 10, 2013, 10:13:56 AM EDT
                         The thing is, I'm not too sure just what Google - (jake123) - (4) - June 11, 2013, 08:52:36 AM EDT
                             You think we have some control of our government? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (3) - June 11, 2013, 11:41:29 AM EDT
                                 More than you have over google - (jake123) - (2) - June 12, 2013, 12:54:58 AM EDT
                                     Others, myself included have determined that we ... - (mmoffitt) - (1) - June 12, 2013, 10:46:27 AM EDT
                                         And will continue to get. -NT - (folkert) - June 12, 2013, 01:38:56 PM EDT
             There is no sensible oversight on the horizon. - (hnick) - (1) - June 8, 2013, 08:23:44 PM EDT
                 have a free quiz, presidentially agnostic - (boxley) - June 8, 2013, 09:40:31 PM EDT
         29 years later... - (danreck) - (20) - June 8, 2013, 10:59:27 PM EDT
             Welcome back, stranger. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - June 8, 2013, 11:11:28 PM EDT
                 Re: Welcome back, stranger. :-) - (danreck) - June 10, 2013, 10:32:48 AM EDT
             good to see ya man! -NT - (boxley) - (1) - June 9, 2013, 12:12:36 AM EDT
                 Re: good to see ya man! - (danreck) - June 10, 2013, 10:37:31 AM EDT
             Hola Dan! - (Ashton) - (2) - June 9, 2013, 03:48:19 AM EDT
                 Re: Hola Dan! - (danreck) - (1) - June 10, 2013, 10:31:03 AM EDT
                     Re: Hola Dan! (Manfred) - (Ashton) - June 11, 2013, 12:38:26 AM EDT
             This time, you're staying - (pwhysall) - (5) - June 9, 2013, 04:50:06 AM EDT
                 Knock, knock - (danreck) - (4) - June 10, 2013, 10:46:30 AM EDT
                     Re: Knock, knock - (pwhysall) - (3) - June 10, 2013, 07:22:44 PM EDT
                         Re: Knock, knock - (danreck) - (2) - June 11, 2013, 04:35:35 PM EDT
                             Re: Knock, knock - (pwhysall) - (1) - June 11, 2013, 09:39:25 PM EDT
                                 Little danger of that any more - (drook) - June 12, 2013, 10:06:43 AM EDT
             A real pleasure seeing you again. -NT - (jake123) - (4) - June 9, 2013, 05:41:27 AM EDT
                 Re: A real pleasure seeing you again. - (danreck) - (3) - June 10, 2013, 10:47:54 AM EDT
                     It's been treating me pretty well - (jake123) - (2) - June 11, 2013, 08:57:49 AM EDT
                         Re: It's been treating me pretty well - (jake123) - (1) - June 11, 2013, 09:05:58 AM EDT
                             Re: It's been treating me pretty well - (danreck) - June 11, 2013, 04:50:41 PM EDT
             AHHHH the Gold-Domed MFAC! - (folkert) - (1) - June 9, 2013, 11:04:34 AM EDT
                 Re: AHHHH the Gold-Domed MFAC! - (danreck) - June 10, 2013, 10:52:32 AM EDT

Bit of an extreme case, isn't it?
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