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I always thought I'd have more spending money than this. Growing up there were some key figures in my life as far as money went. First of all I looked up to my brother Philip because he purchased a 1978 Fiat Spider. Now that was a sweet car. It was a convertible. He then moved on to a 1987 Camaro, another sweet car. He always had CD's and other things he bought. I also had my cousins Shay and Justin. Shay and Justin always had cools stuff. Justin still has his 1957 Chevy Corvair he completely remodeled. It looks sweet. Shay Had nice toys too, like a ski boat and a Jeep for offroading. I say all of this to say growing up I thought I'd have a little more spending money than this. I've been looking at purchasing about $250 in climbing equipment but haven't been able to do so. I still haven't bought flowers for the nice ladies in Hardings Graduate office.
I remember my freshman year of college having everything planned out. I was going to get a cool degree and a cool job ( which I won't mention). Then I was going to buy, in order, a house, a 1968 Corvette, and a dog. I've graduated and gotten a job. I don't have a house, a dog, and definitely not the vett. I'm just afraid that the one day I will be able to afford my vett and skiboat I'll be to old to want to drive over 55mph and my knees will be busted. I guess I could still cruise around for ladies though.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." -Herm Albright
The quote for my students today
Paul "Reality bites" Murphy
I always thought I'd have more spending money than this. Growing up there were some key figures in my life as far as money went. First of all I looked up to my brother Philip because he purchased a 1978 Fiat Spider. Now that was a sweet car. It was a convertible. He then moved on to a 1987 Camaro, another sweet car. He always had CD's and other things he bought. I also had my cousins Shay and Justin. Shay and Justin always had cools stuff. Justin still has his 1957 Chevy Corvair he completely remodeled. It looks sweet. Shay Had nice toys too, like a ski boat and a Jeep for offroading. I say all of this to say growing up I thought I'd have a little more spending money than this. I've been looking at purchasing about $250 in climbing equipment but haven't been able to do so. I still haven't bought flowers for the nice ladies in Hardings Graduate office.
I remember my freshman year of college having everything planned out. I was going to get a cool degree and a cool job ( which I won't mention). Then I was going to buy, in order, a house, a 1968 Corvette, and a dog. I've graduated and gotten a job. I don't have a house, a dog, and definitely not the vett. I'm just afraid that the one day I will be able to afford my vett and skiboat I'll be to old to want to drive over 55mph and my knees will be busted. I guess I could still cruise around for ladies though.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." -Herm Albright
The quote for my students today
Paul "Reality bites" Murphy
posted by Paul Murphy at
9:08 PM
8 Comments:
Someone get me a tissue - not because of your weepy woe is me story but because I just pulled a nose hair to remind myself that there still is real pain in the world today.
There is about 6.5 billion people living on our planet today - most of them living in India and China. There are, unfortunately, only 50 super model masseuses and 400 professional wine tasters in the world...so your chance of getting a cool job is 0.0000075%.
Secondly, only 5 million people world wide own a house and of them only 250,000 own a 'cool house'. Depending on your definition of cool you only have between 0.00416% and 0.083% chance of achieving this goal.
In the hilly area of the Moutubawawa district of Kenya there are 3,989 members of the local cliff climbers association. Out of this group only 1 person owns climbing gear and this currently consists of 5 beans that he sold his cow for. They are hoping that sometime inn the next 5 years the area will be blessed with rain so the beans can sprout and the climbing can begin.
I think that all you need to get over the doom and gloom is to set realistic goals. You should be hoping to:
1. Own a pick up truck (you will note from the movie Footloose that a huge percentage of pick up truck owners have cute girlfriends).
2. Live in a home that does not require mud or camel faeces for its walls.
Spend some time on e-bay and get your climbing gear...even if it is not the top of the line...and then get out there and enjoy yourself because you will end up wasting a lot of time by simply sitting back and hoping good things will come your way.
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Anonymous, at 1/24/2007 12:11 PM
First, I LOVE the new title of the blog.
Second, It was a 77 Fiat, an 86 Camaro, and Justin owns a 57 Bel Air.
Finally - You're the only person I know who bought a new Jeep while still doing Undergraduate work. Besides, who needs money when you've got good Murphy looks and great Murphy humor.
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Philip, at 1/24/2007 12:12 PM
Dear Moron,
You have far too many morons offering corrections and advice.
Ignore them all, especially Mr. Hawking up there. None of his points are relevant. And Philip is far too hung up on particulars.
While "Footloose" logic may indicate a strong correlation between trucks and good looking girls, the fact remains that many rednecks in Alabama drive trucks, and most of their girlfriends, wives, and on occasion--sisters or cousins--lack all of the basic "cute girlfriend" traits.
I shouldn't have to further explain the part about Alabamans dating their cousins, nor will I elaborate on the meaning of the term "cute girlfriend traits."
Furthermore, contrary to Philip M's statements, Good looks can only get you so far, and "great Murphy humor" only works if you regularly change your jokes. That's right, most jokes aren't funny after the third time.
As for climbing gear, I recommend taking your sweet time to buy it. Save up for as long as you like. However, if you're overly anxious to get what you can with the money at hand, and you happen to buy any more climbing gear "on sale," be sure to keep that important information to yourself. It is a cruel joke to mention these things to person(s) as they round the ledge at the top of a cliff.
Finally, I do acknowledge that Mr. Hawking made one excellent point, and I also recommend that you make every effort to avoid housing made of any type of feces.
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Anonymous, at 1/24/2007 8:17 PM
If you really truly wanted all those things then you would probably figure out a way to get them, but I think you realize there are more important things. If you didn't I doubt you'd be in American Samoa right now.
Sometimes I'm totally freaked out by the fact that I may actually become the stereotypical starving artist, but this was a choice I made and I'm going to be doing something that I love. It's nice to think about having all the things I want, but I'd so much rather have all the adventures and experiences that I've gotten to have. Ok, so you aren't where you thought you would be, but how many of us are? If I'd followed the plan I had when I arrived at Harding I would have already graduated, gotten married, and be teaching kindergarten. 0 for 0! As far as most people are concerned you do have a "cool job" (seriously when you get back to the states just let slip the fact that you spent time teaching children in American Samoa, and you'll have a lot of very impressed girls)
Oh, and any girl worth dating could care less what kind of car you drive.
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MSS, at 1/24/2007 8:41 PM
In the movie Cool Runnings, the coach Irving Blitzer (played by the late John Candy) was talking to Derice Bannock about the loss of his gold medal in the ’72 Olympics because he was caught with weights in the front of his sled. Derice couldn’t understand why Irving cheated with one gold already under his belt ( ’68). Blitzer replied, “Derice, a gold medal is a wonderful thing. But if you're not enough without one, you'll never be enough with one.”
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Anonymous, at 1/25/2007 1:00 PM
It may have been a Chevy Bel Air instead of a Corvair (which was the car that Nader published as "unsafe at any speed")
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Anonymous, at 1/25/2007 7:44 PM
The Clemson football coach spoke at a conference I was at last year. His premise was that most of us stumble by accident into our "real callings". Most of us are not where we planned to be..I was supposed to be a child welfare social worker. I decided in 9th grade that's what I was going to do and picked my major, my college, and my internships based on that. I even did it for 2 years but it was not my "calling" after all. By accident, (I saw a job ad when I really needed a job) I stumbled into working with people with mental retardation. 12 years later I am still there. I love my work. I get to see someone accomplish something new every day. I get recognition as a leader in my field...and I have more fun working than I ever expected to have. Oh, and I'm still not rich and never will be - society just doesn't place a lot of value on the population I am involed with - so we get payed squat. There are LOTS more important things than money.
And Michelle is right, any girl worth spending time with is NOT worried about what kind of car you drive.
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renee, at 1/26/2007 3:32 PM
I love the fact that she said, "clemson football coach" rather than his name. Classic. I on the other hand, prefer to refer to him as Tammy.
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Philip, at 2/14/2007 6:26 PM
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