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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Lynn, thanks; but, most people I know would say that my goals are tantamount 
to being "done with life".  I'm not unhappy with life, though.  It is society 
with which I am unhappy.  People, smarter than me, live ridiculous 
pretentious lives.

I'm young enough to build my way back, again, in business; and these times 
coming up, are going to be of great potential to those with keen business 
sense.  I just don't care , anymore, about making money. 

 I don't mind having money. It can have benefit.  But, when I had much more 
money than I do now, I didn't do anything with it. I was generous to family 
and friends (don't expect that to buy you any respect); and I ate fine; but, 
I've always despised crass commercialism, crass displays of consumption. I 
don't even wear a watch.  I keep a cheap timex mickey mouse watch in my 
pocket.

 I'm about, soon, to write a large check to pay off rulemakers with guns 
(gov't); I have already factored that in to my future.

Maybe I should stay in the city a few more years to make that amount back?  
For what?  to build a better 'shack" in the woods? If I carry through with 
'my' goals, the people in my life, will look at it as a grand finale of a 
fairly productive life concluding as pitiable failure.  Maybe I should still 
care, but, I don't.  

My point is, maybe the people I know, will view 'me' the way you've viewed 
the guys you dated.  ....bobf

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--- On Sun, 10/26/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> As an aside, Bob, I want to congratulate you on having
> goals and a  dream. In my recent dating experience, I've met SO many
> men approaching retirement age who are done with life. No plans, no goals. 
> Sit on the  sofa and wait to die. Ewww...