CBear said
amn, for someone who's ranting about being so laid back and content, "Retired" sure comes off as uptight and unhappy...
You're mistaken, I'm happy like a pig in shit. Ever heard of the term "Schadenfreude"? In fact, my wife and I both had a healthy laugh over this thread for a minute or so last night before retiring to our garden patio where the maid served us a light dinner.
RAJ said:Gary lives in San Diego and works for the government... nufff said.
hm... sounds horrible… I almost feel bad how brilliantly this solidifies all the speculation on my part. We all know that only the top most important offices of the US government are located in San Diego... fuckers even have to close their beaches due to too much sewage in the water. What a shithole.
kala said:
I gave been able to support myself and travel the world without having to rely on anyone else but myself.
Great. Good for you. I've heard about this concept of young people going "backpacking" for a little while before settling into a life time of conformity, dullness and misery. Did you do this before or after your parents paid for your college?
kala said:
It must be nice to have a wife with a cushy job at the UN so you can maintain your "life of leisure"
Yes, it's nice to have gardeners and maids and to live in a mansion that's nestled in tropical mountains, all without paying any rent. But do I need this? No, I own sales stock of 10.000+ records with an average, individual retail value well into the 3 figures (not including my private collection which is insured at about twice that)*. I don't need a successful spouse to maintain a "cushy" lifestyle. However, I'm certainly very thankful for all the perks that come with the situation at hand. I'll spare you the details, otherwise your bitching, bickering and whining would know no end at all.
My wife never worked at the UN btw, somebody must have fed you some bad piece of intel.
kala said:I bet without her you would still be in Berlin spinning funk 45's
Sorry to have to tell you but this one was a misfire. Before I ever spun my first funk 45 in Berlin and more than 10 years before my wife entered her diplomatic career we both spent 4 years in NYC, putting on one of the city's most notoriously decadent and hedonistic club night that people still talk about today. Later on we spent some 5 years dj-ing and promoting the Soul Explosion in Berlin before selling the party to a successor for enough money to move to West Africa and go on a 3 year digging trip all over the region. The Soul Explosion keeps running strong to this very day and for long has been established as Europe's biggest and longest running Deep Funk night, pulling a crowd of around 2.000 punters each month. This is how I got to where I am now, as a result of 25 years of work and passion and without the help of anybody else. So fuck you and your meaningless, sheltered, little life and enjoy your handful of days in Amsterdam... how does that work for you btw? 10 days of paid vacation for a whole year of slaving away to pay off your mortgage and your college loan. What a shit of a life that must be. I commend you on your endurance, keep on keeping on!
kala said:all of your 60 year old pals.
hahaha… I'm old but not that old you cheeky little bugger...
HarveyCanal said:Wow, who knew that a "life of leisure" can make you more of a dick than any other type of life possibly could?
Glad for my job even more now.
That's the spirit!
Weird though, I thought you had recently mentioned how much you hated it at home and how you were nourishing a pipe dream about moving to Costa Rica... don't give up, keep on following the dream like any good gringo!
