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Re: iTulipers! What do you do?
Originally a resident of the Midwest, Now the Great Northwest, and if CA wasn't such a screwed up state I would want to live in San Diego.
BA in Economics out of a Big Ten School where they pumped Keynesian philosophy. Had to forget a lot of that drivel over the years to actually understand the world, though I think my 'first-born' linear way of looking at things told me that the premise was wrong.
One-time ski bum, two time traveller to Burning Man and a lover of hard-bop/bebop jazz and especially brasilian samba, bossa, jazz, and occasional hip-hop (Marcelo D2). Enjoy travelling, and have not been to enough places yet. Once won a trip for two to the North Sea Jazz Festival in Den Haag, Netherlands. The Dutch are some of the nicest people onthe planet and most speak better english than you will find in the inner cities of the US of A.
Worked for the sometime chanelled twin of the angry Mike Ditka for over half a dozen years before emotionally frying out and then starting my own temp-help business, which i grew from zero to at one time a high of over $10m in revenues from one location. 'Sold out' in 2007 because I could see Obamacare coming before there was an Obama on the scene to care. Big fan of empowering people and letting them grow while not berating them for mistakes.
Armchair economist glued to the gyrations of the world in general, and an avid reader of many things markets and economics related. Always trying to 'figure it out', though not always with as much success as I would like in the end. Makes me more appreciative of EJ.
INTJ personality on the Meyers Briggs profile test, who has no problem or fears of speaking to or being in large groups, or alone by myself. Not much of a sports fan but I announce swim meets and have done some small charity auctioneering with no training. Probably would be deadly if I really had that training.
Enjoy cooking occasionally, and am 'the woman of the house' at present because, well frankly, I just don;t want to "go to work" anymore. aka as 'dad', the 'laundry bitch', the 'taxi driver', and when my teenage kids bring home friends late the 'late-nite short order cook'.
Play a little drums, even less bass, wish I was a saxophone god in my dreams. Enjoy lifting weights again after being off for over half a decade, mainly for dual hip replacements (genetic issue). My doc is not hapy I am squatting again, but wtf...
Married to the lovely missus d&g, who like me one day wishes to live abroad. If given the choice I would move to Barcelona in a heartbeat and probably never come back. If Portugal left the EU, I would want to live in Lisbon or a nice town along the coast.
I love learning brasilian portuguese, and speak enough spanish to get by in most situations. Understand far more of both.
Current occupation is as a 'gentleman farmer' in Uruguay. Two people from this forum have been there to see at least one of my farms, and one has bought a farm as well. Not at liberty to divulge names. Always happy to share what I know with others about the country.
Love my family dearly.
Originally a resident of the Midwest, Now the Great Northwest, and if CA wasn't such a screwed up state I would want to live in San Diego.
BA in Economics out of a Big Ten School where they pumped Keynesian philosophy. Had to forget a lot of that drivel over the years to actually understand the world, though I think my 'first-born' linear way of looking at things told me that the premise was wrong.
One-time ski bum, two time traveller to Burning Man and a lover of hard-bop/bebop jazz and especially brasilian samba, bossa, jazz, and occasional hip-hop (Marcelo D2). Enjoy travelling, and have not been to enough places yet. Once won a trip for two to the North Sea Jazz Festival in Den Haag, Netherlands. The Dutch are some of the nicest people onthe planet and most speak better english than you will find in the inner cities of the US of A.
Worked for the sometime chanelled twin of the angry Mike Ditka for over half a dozen years before emotionally frying out and then starting my own temp-help business, which i grew from zero to at one time a high of over $10m in revenues from one location. 'Sold out' in 2007 because I could see Obamacare coming before there was an Obama on the scene to care. Big fan of empowering people and letting them grow while not berating them for mistakes.
Armchair economist glued to the gyrations of the world in general, and an avid reader of many things markets and economics related. Always trying to 'figure it out', though not always with as much success as I would like in the end. Makes me more appreciative of EJ.
INTJ personality on the Meyers Briggs profile test, who has no problem or fears of speaking to or being in large groups, or alone by myself. Not much of a sports fan but I announce swim meets and have done some small charity auctioneering with no training. Probably would be deadly if I really had that training.
Enjoy cooking occasionally, and am 'the woman of the house' at present because, well frankly, I just don;t want to "go to work" anymore. aka as 'dad', the 'laundry bitch', the 'taxi driver', and when my teenage kids bring home friends late the 'late-nite short order cook'.
Play a little drums, even less bass, wish I was a saxophone god in my dreams. Enjoy lifting weights again after being off for over half a decade, mainly for dual hip replacements (genetic issue). My doc is not hapy I am squatting again, but wtf...
Married to the lovely missus d&g, who like me one day wishes to live abroad. If given the choice I would move to Barcelona in a heartbeat and probably never come back. If Portugal left the EU, I would want to live in Lisbon or a nice town along the coast.
I love learning brasilian portuguese, and speak enough spanish to get by in most situations. Understand far more of both.
Current occupation is as a 'gentleman farmer' in Uruguay. Two people from this forum have been there to see at least one of my farms, and one has bought a farm as well. Not at liberty to divulge names. Always happy to share what I know with others about the country.
Love my family dearly.
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