Re: [Paddlewise] Into The Mystic (was Mariner Max for sale)

From: Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:16:05 -0700
> Just as some mercenaries I've known, I learned the hard way to 
> prioritize -
> if your employer doesn't please you: quit, if you like someone tell them 
> so
> (I was good at being nasty and cynic, before, but couldn't show affection 
> in
> a sensible way), if not, tell them so, and you're nothing important, 
> you're
> just another guy, if a wee bit clever! Whining leads nowhere!

Bringing this back to kayaking, I'll jump in here and say when my employer 
gives me a hard time I just try even harder, make them guilty - usually 
after a few minutes of sulking. But, then when I go out paddling, it's like, 
bug off all you boss jerks and pathetic co-workers, I'm livin'n life now 
baby, doing exactly what I want and going where I want to go, doing stuff 
you'll never do, nobody to tell me what to do. That's one of the aspects of 
kayaking I love. There's days I wish I could put a big sign on the beach, 
"Bug off everyone!" (keeping the language family-friendly here). Well, I 
soon have to go back to work to make a living though. When my boss goes to 
the Bahamas and my co workers go to Mexico and stretch out on the beaches, 
they are probably thinking the same thoughts about me! :-) I'll have to try 
that lying around on the beach in Mexico one day thing - naa, I just bought 
some new Chota Quicklace Mukluks, a new tent, and new paddling apparel. See 
you on the water, maybe the beach at the end of the day.

Doug L
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