Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not a bus, Chris, too damn slow and not maneuverable enough...:-) That Dilbert series was very funny. On 1/19/06 11:38 AM, "mcyclwritr@comcast.net" <mcyclwritr@comcast.net> wrote: > I love the Dilbert photographer series. > > I was a free-ranger for 18 years. When an out-of-the-blue offer came for my > current cube-based gig, I was struck speechless. As in, could not speak > for at > least five seconds. Total synaptic lock-up. Fortunately, I was able to > acclimate gradually as an on-site freelancer. For the first couple months, > I > went off the clock about 2 p.m. each day. That eased the in-captivity > anxiety. > It also helped when a friend observed that it doesn't have to be a > full-time > job for life. Maybe just six months. > > Good things? Not shaking the bushes for work. Not calling to get invoices > paid > after 60 or 90 days. Not paying quarterly taxes. Not feeling free to hit > the > road out of fear I'll miss the call for an assignment. A benefits plan that > costs $46 a month. That's the high-end plan, by the way. $20 co-pays. For > anything. So, if I really get B.D. hacked-off and he runs me over with a > bus, > it's twenty bucks. Semi-blown up in a terrorist attack? Twenty bucks. > By-pass > procedure? Twenty bucks. > > Now, if I can just hang on until spring. > > -Chris "Working For The Man" Lawson > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> >> Mark, hell, I saw me. >> >> I've felt better about myself... >> >> Ric Carter >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies >> >> On Jan 18, 2006, at 9:39 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: >> >>> Somehow when I read Dilbert last week and saw these strips I just >>> thought of Mark. He lept to mind: >>> >>> <http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20060112.html> >>> >>> <http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20060113.html> >>> >>> <http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20060114.html> >>> >>> These are to the official site so I think it's appropriate. >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information