At 12:03  2004-01-23 -0600, Ardee-ann (fleamarket_Mama) wrote {at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LessIsMore/message/13627 (after signing-in}:

 Don, your post just re-affirms what I have gotten to know about you in
the past few days. You are your own person...you have your own high
standards...you stick to them and could care less how the "play in
Peoria."  It is quite the pity that business and industry don't
recognize how necessary this mindset is in not only getting the "job
done" but in keeping on the cutting edge. "Squarepegs" think "outside
the box" and "color outside the lines" this is what keeps businesses
ahead of the curve...

The status quo will be the death of American business and innovation. I
think that by being out of the "mainstream" we are becoming prepared for
the harsh fiscal and economic realities that are going to jolt the
sheeple when the stark awakening comes.  Our own creativity and far
sightedness which have created problems for us in business, industry and
academia will ameliorate the economic decline for us as the rest of
America wonders what the heck happened?

Just for the record...I am not being smug...just realistic...I am
working toward being self-reliant...I try to utilize the minimum of
resources (although David in NZ has me beat by a country mile.)  I have
had the proverbial rug pulled out from under me and almost lost
everything that I had but I persevered...have maintained and even
prospered on less than 20% of my previous income and despite multiple
physical disabilities.  I know what it is like to have you world
"rocked" and have to pull yourself up by the seat of your pants.
Fortunately I already lived a very simple life so I was able to adjust
to the socio-economic losses better than the average "Jane/Joe" will be
able to do.

To Squarepegs,

Ardee-ann
Radical Earth Mama

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From: donb@cts.com (Don Bowen)

That was one of my problems, I did not fit in.  It was not a matter of
piercings, tattoos, of overuse of silly slang.  Among many things I
did not drive to be a manager, I liked the work and saw no desire to
order others around.  I also did not aspire to yuppiedom.  My cars
were older and often stuck out like a sore thumb in parking lots.  I
do not watch TV so will not waste time in hallways talking about the
latest sitcom.  And I think watching any televised sport is borders on
pure stupidity.  My comments on the silliness and time wasting of
religion almost got me fired once.  On and on I did not fit so in many
ways am glad to be out of it.

Awl Knotted Up  - Custom woodworking
Don Bowen                     
donb@cts.com
Valley Center, CA            
http://www.braingarage.com

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