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I see potential, real or imagined, and I let my mind run. Many people speak but don't mean, or get caught up in an idea without any intentions. Fair enough. Still, I do look for opportunities. What I can do is possibly amazing, but within a very small window. Trying to translate that into money is so difficult. That is why I receive disability. Commercially, it simply isn't enough of the right stuff, at the right times, and in a format that is preferred. It is too much of a hassle for businesses, clients of the more stated natures, and such, to want to bother mining. But the potential is relatively significant. However, have you ever stopped and taken stock of what your real skills are?
Imagine if what you do for a living was no longer available to you. Just start with that as a given. Now, what skills do you have on the side that are marketable, and how would you go about turning avocations into a cash cow? Just think on that, and understand, not only was my vocation lost, my capacity to use my body like the mule, for travel, for heavy lifting, or even for regular days, is done. Instead of a beast I am more like a computer. Not a robot, my legs and arms aren't always available to me. But my mind is quite available, if not on a regular schedule. Still, I can, and do, research, study, listen, seek, and figure, even in my down days.
Oh, by the way, we were going to order two 15" pizzas, but the decision was made to make it a 36" pizza. He had his three children along. While we were waiting for the pizza, he had his son figure out the square inches of the various options, to see how the finances worked. As it turns out, the 15" pizza was almost 1/6 the size of the 36" pizza, which was about 2.25 times the expense of two 15" pies, give or take. I don't it was interesting. I had roughly guessed the bigger pie would be 3 times as much, I low-ball regularly, intrinsically. It saves on disappointment. Fine pizza.
Sure, I am still figuring out my smartphone. But then, if you have one, you probably already realize there are two possibilities with these. Either you have set, limited, usage for them, and you set those up through other people, or a bit of study, or by tinkering. Then you stop and just use those things. The other option is that you begin to learn to use the device, then you keep learning, never truly mastering all of it's potential by the time you buy a new one and begin learning all over again. Those are your two choices. Then they change things, with updates... or new apps come out... or... whatever. You are never ahead of that loop. At this point I am merely looking to figure out what I want to use with the phone, then how to use it. It'll take a bit.
Well, I ought to get on to bed. Sleep well.
Sigh .. Now I feel like having pizza at 7:15 in the morning.
ReplyDeleteHappy 2nd Advent, btw!
5.76 times larger, as it happens. Area increases as the square of diameter. So yeah, the larger pizza is definitely the bargain.
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ReplyDeleteYep, that was the number arrived at. I remembered, just didn't want to be... smarty about it. No, not that you are. Others can get away with it. Never mind.
ReplyDeleteAhh ha ha ..
ReplyDeleteBut Doomster .. how do you know I'm not a demonic female assassin? Huh? Or better yet, a demon slaying witch ... :) I could be completely warped ..
Wait! I am completely warped so nevah mind on that..
Anyways, the pinetop, sweet man that he is, brought home some pizza earlier.
But, thank you for your offer!
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ReplyDeleteYou disappoint me. Fear?
Try hope. I'm always looking for work! :)
Fear? Nah .. A certain amount of wariness perhaps. I used to have my email posted on the blog until I got junk mail at it. Plus, I'm shy .. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, no, I meant, it looked like you were suggesting I might be afraid. Actually, even if you were a demon killing witch (another sort of evil, taking down reformed demons)... my greatest fear would that you would turn out to also be nubile, and that would take me down. :p
ReplyDeleteNot fear on your part, I don't worry about that. That's your job.
Hmm... Shy, eh? And considering a Burning Man run? *grins* We'll fix that in a hurry. *laughs*
Actually, make that quiet .. Until I get to know folks ..
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about the nubile part. I'm positively cronish
with sprouting facial hair all over the place if I don't shave regularly. I might even be developing a nose wart.
Ha! What women think of themselves is always way too funny, when they are honest... or... is it honesty? Self deprecation, in the hands of a humble clever women, can be quite alluring. All I'm saying there, save... I don't know, I think the Mr. would probably just chuckle. He knows better, urhm, times two. Maybe you get that, maybe you don't.
ReplyDeleteBesides, the point I was getting at, is the only thing that threatens me on this plane is... a woman who would become my wife. Cold... chills... Thankfully, sort of, I don't have to worry. It's not going to happen.