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05-09-2014, 06:42 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 14,404
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A Decade on the Board
I just noticed that "samclem" turned 10 years old yesterday. Kinda sobering--that time really flew.
When I first logged on I was nearing retirement from the military and contemplating a part time ESR gig for a few years. OMY syndrome grabbed me, and now it has been 10.
I sometimes feel a bit guilty about my time here. I can plop down in the chair, log in here (usually my first stop) and see what is new, check my emails, go to a few other regular haunts, then come back here and find new stuff of interest. Rinse and repeat and it can go on for a LONG time. But I've learned a lot, I do change my mind about things after reading the viewpoints of others, and it's fun--so all I now need is a dignified name for it so I can properly call it a hobby.
Thanks to all for a decade of interesting and useful conversation, and to all who have suffered through samclem's (rare!) crotchety moments.
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05-09-2014, 06:48 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bossier City
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Wow...you're right about time flying! I see that in a few months, I'll have been here 8 years. I'm not as prolific a poster as some here, but I am a prolific reader/lurker. Happy 10th "Birthday"!
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“Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?” - Edgar Bergen
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05-09-2014, 07:11 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2004
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I hit the decade mark on July 9th. I don't think I did a "Hi, I am..." post. Maybe I should go back, start over and do it right.
OH, but back then I was working without a clue how to get to retirement. Today, I am retired. So I must have done it right already.
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05-09-2014, 07:28 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
Posts: 50,021
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Happy 10th anniversary Sam.
Interesting that many posters come and go while others stick around for the long term. I sometimes wonder if there is a common personality trait that could help explain the difference. The answer is probably obvious and right in front of me. I Need To Just concentrate... 
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Numbers is hard
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05-09-2014, 07:57 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 14,328
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Happy anniversary. I've learned a lot from you.
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05-09-2014, 08:04 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 17,774
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Ten years--that's tin or aluminum for the traditional gift (like silver for 25th), or diamond jewelry for the modern gift. Guess which one you'll get (hint: you can use it to make a hat!).
Congrats!
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05-09-2014, 08:16 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 9,343
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You are always a good read, Sam. We need to put the brakes on the calendar though as the years are rolling by too fast it seems.
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05-09-2014, 08:21 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 500
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Happy Anniversary! Always appreciate the words of wisdom from the long time posters. I read the forum regularly but do not post as much as I probably should.
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Worked the plan and now living the Dream!
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05-09-2014, 08:22 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,085
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Congratulations. I just checked and you are 23rd in terms of the number of posts. Yes time does fly by.
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05-09-2014, 08:45 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Mars
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Congrats and happy anniversary!! I am more of a lurker than a poster and love, love, love the knowledge the members bring to this forum!! Hey and it's my kind of knowledge......FREE!
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05-09-2014, 09:39 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
Posts: 14,183
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by fisherman
Happy Anniversary! Always appreciate the words of wisdom from the long time posters. I read the forum regularly but do not post as much as I probably should.
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Nine years and counting here. I probably post more than I should... :-D
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Have Funds, Will Retire
...not doing anything of true substance...
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05-09-2014, 09:40 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 12,901
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Happy 10th anniversary, sam.
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05-09-2014, 10:05 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: San Diego
Posts: 880
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Congratulations samclem! Thanks to you and all of the long timers here, you guys have given me more confidence in making the transition. I am so grateful for all of the different viewpoints shared here. I wonder what things will be like in another 10 years, but then again, we don't need it to come soon.
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05-09-2014, 10:09 AM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: N. Yorkshire
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Happy anniversary Sam, it's great to see that you've stuck with us all this time.
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Retired in Jan, 2010 at 55, moved to England in May 2016
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05-09-2014, 10:15 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
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Congratulations, Samclem.
You don't have to have an excuse for coming here, or to invent a new dignified name for it.
But if it helps, I tend to put it in the category of mental fitness pursuits (right up there with sudoku!  ).
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05-09-2014, 10:21 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 35,712
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Time flies while you are having fun, that's for sure.
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"Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man" -- Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)
"Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities" - Voltaire (1694-1778)
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05-09-2014, 10:22 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 7,746
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Congrats.
The "10 year mark" made me think about where I was 10 years ago today. Just getting off the plane coming back from my honeymoon and heading to my law school graduation ceremony.
Tomorrow (May 10) will be 10 years from my first day of post-college employment. I found the forum not long after I started working FT.
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Retired in 2013 at age 33. Keeping busy reading, blogging, relaxing, gaming, and enjoying the outdoors with my wife and 3 kids (8, 13, and 15).
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05-09-2014, 10:25 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Madeira Beach Fl
Posts: 1,403
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Take a bow! Now give me twenty push-ups!
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05-09-2014, 10:49 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West of the Mississippi
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Congratulations! Always good to read your posts.
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Comparison is the thief of joy
The worst decisions are usually made in times of anger and impatience.
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05-09-2014, 12:27 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 2,745
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Quote:
Originally Posted by samclem
OMY syndrome grabbed me, and now it has been 10.
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10 OMYs? That deserves a separate thread on its own. Did you open a thread on that before?
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