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On Sep 17, 2014 10:23 AM, "Pete Hardie" <<a href="mailto:pete.hardie@gmail.com">pete.hardie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Are you asking for help figuring out what you want to be when you grow up?<br>
> :)<br>
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<p dir="ltr">So far, I have managed to refuse to grow up.</p>
<p dir="ltr">My wife concurs with my achievement so far :-)</p>
<p dir="ltr">I like problem solving and creating new stuff. Started taking a metalworking art class and jewelry making class for fun.<br>
> Best of luck - I still haven't quite figured out my goals yet....<br>
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> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:05 AM, leam hall <<a href="mailto:leamhall@gmail.com">leamhall@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> > What I call "mental flexibility" my wife calls "waffling". Mine at<br>
> > least sounds dignified. This has been running around in my head for a<br>
> > few years now. Would appreciate perspectives, if you have them. Or<br>
> > just more coffee recommendations; I will get to ATL eventually...<br>
> ><br>
> > Solving technical problems, including some systems programming, is fun<br>
> > to me. I can get lost in it and be happy. However, I'm not a "real"<br>
> > programmer in that my work seldom gets more than a hundred or two<br>
> > lines of code and I only know the basics in a couple languages.<br>
> ><br>
> > Solving big problems is challenging. I've done datacenter project<br>
> > management and been successful. Especially since I often complain<br>
> > about "nobody fixing the real issues". I like fixing them but they<br>
> > aren't as personally fun.<br>
> ><br>
> > I'm not looking for a job but am looking to define my job to be what I<br>
> > want to do. I just wish I knew what I wanted to do...<br>
> ><br>
> > Leam<br>
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