I recently recieved some career advice from a friend I have never met, and began a correspondence with him that will long be fruitful and intellectually challenging. Below you will find his note to me followed by my response, as I thought you may be interested. I found his ideas on the texture of universe to be quite interesting.
Chow,
B. A.
The e-mail From Brian:
Dear freind,
A couple of years ago, I was pretty happy with my career. Then the bubble burst and my career path became very unstable. Now, I'm still relatively young and I have a long working life ahead of me. And, just like you, I want to be fairly compensated for my efforts. So, I became pretty frustrated when I didn't have the degree I needed to make the job transition I wanted. And, I certainly didn't have the time or money to go back to school for full-time 'retraining.' Then, I checked out this site. You can find out information on hundreds of programs. Its all free, with no obligation.
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Check it out, it's the best career move I ever made.
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Good luck,
Brian Ralph Johnson
My response:
I'm glad that you have finally found something that works for you, Brian, I know it has been a long road of disappointment and misery for you, and it was surely your time to do something that would give your life meaning. I find it bold and selfless that you would attempt to help even those you do not personally know to achieve your level of success in life. But you have not mentioned your personal life! Have you finally met a woman, Brian? The search for a soul-mate is one that requires a social flexibility that I fear you lack. Forever bombarding those around you with career advice is no way to attract a woman with the pizzazz that you require, Brian. However, I would think that your new level of prosperity has drawn the women like flies to a tasty meal! Are there perhaps little Brian Ralph Johnsons on the way? I can imagine nothing better then to have your spirit of charity and good will mixed with common sense spread amongst the younger generation.
I myself am doing well, though I perused your career advancing programs diligently, I am sadly unable to read or write, which limits the scope of my climb up the corporate ladder. But, if he cannot write, nor read you puzzle, how is he composing this e-mail which I have printed out so that I can peruse at my leisure on my bearskin rug? Luckily I have in my possession a pair of typists that help me when I need a written this or a spellcheck on that. I saved their parents in the flood of '84 and to me they have pledged their loyalty.
Ah but I am rambling, and no doubt you have much to do to keep your empire afloat. Time is money, as they say, and if that is true, you should have all the time in the world! But I fear I only amuse myself with my jokes, and it 'tis bowling night.
Have a pleasant day, freind,
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However, when I used to get spam under other email accounts, I learned the best thing to do was to ignore it or to report them to the government! They get fined quite a bit!
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Stupid spam. Seeing all the idiot boilerplate crap like that floating around reminds you of the deluded desperation in the world, the endless ranks of people who think that success in life equates to financial affluence.
By the way, have you ever read Death of a Salesman? The sentiments you expressed here made me think of that play. It's sad how so many people seem to miss the mark and are really never very happy in life because they're focusing on having money so they can be happy in the future instead of being happy now (God, I even have a few people in mind as I'm writing this).
In any event, wonderful work!
M*
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I fucked him standing,
I fucked him crying.
I fucked him living,
And I fucked him dying.
He may be dead,
But not forgotten.
Cause I dug him up,
And I fucked him rotten.
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Then again, I usually just use really big words that sound pompous and intelligent and then end with 'piss off, you wanker'. Gets all of that frustration out! ...they don't usually read replies, but still
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You know, if you're going to spy on me, you really should turn the speaker off.
Did he ever reply back to you, I wonder?
You weren't kidding, you're very flexible.
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Abraham Lincoln: It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
You grew up way too fast, and now there's nothing to believe.
this exactly the kind of response that I would have made. Damn you for having done it first!
nice one though.
I don't really get that much spam for some reason (lucky me)
And I certainly insist on applauding you on your wicked wit and flexibility!
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"Sanity is statistical"- from 1984 by George Orwell
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