Le 16 D=E9cembre 2005 05:25, Bill & Pookie a =E9crit=A0: > Keep the dog so you will be thought of as exocentric instead of crazy. In my neighborhood, the craziest people all have (noisy) dogs. >> How do I get to be one of these mythical engineers with too >> much time on his hands ? 8-)) > ... > > Simple really, divorce the wife, abandon the kids, move away from you= r > > parents/siblings/friends, quit your job, turn off you phones, unplug > > the internet connection, etc, etc. My solution was: keep the wife, don't keep animals, don't make kids, avoi= d=20 people, be self-employed, live on a extremely tight budget without a dept= =20 problem, don't use the phone, keep the Internet, have wet dreams about a=20 "naked DSL", don't have a car. > > You'll definitely have more free time, no grantees you'll enjoy it > > though. "I'm Not Dead Yet... I Feel Happy! I Feel Happy!" > > Of course that assumes you've already figured out how to become an > > engineer Existential mood swings is the precise reason why engineers needs more=20 time. The "way to engineering" is their therapy. -- Marc --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist