Re: Questions about the work day for the Whirlers

[Mike Starr <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com>]

Lynne,

I hope you don't think those folks have arranged their life so they 
could boast about how dreadful their schedule is on techwr-l. I have 
typically gotten up at around 5am even though I'm a nightowl. I despise 
getting up at that time of day, preferring to sleep until I'm suitably 
refreshed and just wake up naturally without the annoyance of an alarm 
clock. However, that's what I have needed to do in order to fulfill the 
desires of my contract clients.

I was fortunate enough that for about three years I was able to work at 
home full-time but prior to that and recently, my commute has typically 
been 40 to 50 miles one way. And yes, I dislike having to spend around 
an hour each morning and evening but that's what I have had to do.

Devoting the majority of our waking hours to working and commuting is 
what some of us *have to do*... not something we do to boast about. Is 
it the kind of life we want? Nope. It's just what we have to do to have 
a job doing the thing we love. I gave up on ego-boasting decades ago as 
I suspect did those respondents you and Deb Kahn are being critical about.

Best Regards,

Mike
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On 9/19/2014 9:03 AM, Lynne Wright wrote: