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To: Pharmboy

I taught English literature at a university until I finally retired at 70 (to build my retirement funds up a bit more). I did it because it was what I wanted to do. It would have been nice to be rich, but I certainly never complained about it.

I was somewhat handicapped because I think my salary would have been quite a bit higher if I hadn’t been known as the department conservative, even though I published more than my share. But I certainly never blamed my friends in business, who were richer than me.

It was enough to live on, and even put numerous kids through college, though I’m in debt for the last of them. But I had seen people who worked at jobs they hated when I was younger, and I was determined to do something I could really enjoy.

Plus great vacations, although not enough money to do much with them. Still, even that was better than some of my friends who got two weeks off a year and barely relaxed into the swing of vacation before they had to go back to work again.

Do what you choose to do in life, and don’t complain about it. Envy is stupid.


12 posted on 11/16/2012 2:39:58 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

Would your tagline be referring to following quote?

“Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal processions. Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the ‘new, wonderful, good society’ which shall now be Rome’s”


26 posted on 11/16/2012 3:29:38 PM PST by Flightdeck (My four children have been robbed)
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