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Paul Watson wrote: Konstantin gave me some food for thought earlier on his post about his life and how after 15 years he has suddenly realised his youthful dreams have fallen to the wayside of reality. I am sure also that you remember, whether in a good or bad light, my post a month or two ago on finance. Finance and dreams are related. Sometimes you can´t fullfill your dreams because you don´t have enough money. Sometimes you can´t fullfill your dreams because you can´t just "drop" your job (and stop making money) and try to do what you like. Mauricio Ritter - Brazil Sonorking now: 100.13560 Trank My latest article: Pentominos - A C# implementation of the famous Puzzle Game
Mauricio Ritter wrote: Sometimes you can´t fullfill your dreams because you can´t just "drop" your job (and stop making money) and try to do what you like. You see, that is exactly where most of us are wrong. Tell that to the hundres of thousands of entrepreneurs who have built companies from nothing. MS started in a garage! BillyG had no money to start with. CP was started with no money really and look what it has become. Mauricio if you keep thinking like this then you will forever be a 9 to 5 Joe working for someone else. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
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Konstantin gave me some food for thought earlier on his post about his life and how after 15 years he has suddenly realised his youthful dreams have fallen to the wayside of reality. I am sure also that you remember, whether in a good or bad light, my post a month or two ago on finance. I see now a strikingly similarity between our lives and dreams and our financial situations. Isaac replied to Konstantin saying that he was just begining his adult life and that he could hardly wait to be able to achieve his dreams. My response was "The time is now" i.e. don't wait, start right now. This was eerily similar to Nish's reply to my finance post where he basically said that he was waiting for the right opportunity to begin saving. Most of our responses to that was along the lines of "The time is now." I am very guilty of thinking that right now is not the right time and that I should wait for the right opportunity to make my dreams a reality. Recently though I have come to the realisation that your dreams do not have a start date or a set of required conditions. Yet we all treat our dreams like a student treats a bottle of milk: Only realising the sourness of the situation after the sell by date. I know every one here has had youthful dreams, amazing achievments they wanted to achieve, grandeous goals, incredible ideals. So where are they know? Some of you are down the road a bit, while others, like me, are still on the first few tentative steps of the yellow brick road. What advice or lessons about dreams do you have to share? Mine so far would be: The time is now. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
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Mauricio Ritter wrote: Sometimes you can´t fullfill your dreams because you can´t just "drop" your job (and stop making money) and try to do what you like. You see, that is exactly where most of us are wrong. Tell that to the hundres of thousands of entrepreneurs who have built companies from nothing. MS started in a garage! BillyG had no money to start with. CP was started with no money really and look what it has become. Mauricio if you keep thinking like this then you will forever be a 9 to 5 Joe working for someone else. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
Paul Watson wrote: Mauricio if you keep thinking like this then you will forever be a 9 to 5 Joe working for someone else I don´t think that way... it was just a comment. :) Mauricio Ritter - Brazil Sonorking now: 100.13560 Trank My latest article: Pentominos - A C# implementation of the famous Puzzle Game
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Konstantin gave me some food for thought earlier on his post about his life and how after 15 years he has suddenly realised his youthful dreams have fallen to the wayside of reality. I am sure also that you remember, whether in a good or bad light, my post a month or two ago on finance. I see now a strikingly similarity between our lives and dreams and our financial situations. Isaac replied to Konstantin saying that he was just begining his adult life and that he could hardly wait to be able to achieve his dreams. My response was "The time is now" i.e. don't wait, start right now. This was eerily similar to Nish's reply to my finance post where he basically said that he was waiting for the right opportunity to begin saving. Most of our responses to that was along the lines of "The time is now." I am very guilty of thinking that right now is not the right time and that I should wait for the right opportunity to make my dreams a reality. Recently though I have come to the realisation that your dreams do not have a start date or a set of required conditions. Yet we all treat our dreams like a student treats a bottle of milk: Only realising the sourness of the situation after the sell by date. I know every one here has had youthful dreams, amazing achievments they wanted to achieve, grandeous goals, incredible ideals. So where are they know? Some of you are down the road a bit, while others, like me, are still on the first few tentative steps of the yellow brick road. What advice or lessons about dreams do you have to share? Mine so far would be: The time is now. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
1. follow your heart at all times even in the face of reason 2. leave the places you visit at least as good as you found them 3. always be honest 4. be prepared to be scared 5. we live therefore we change ... accept this fact 6. you can't always be the star ... sometimes you will be the supporting role heh ... some words of wisdom from the oldest 20 year old you'll ever meet --- "every year we invent better idiot proof systems and every year they invent better idiots ... and the linux zealots still aren't being sterilized"
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Konstantin gave me some food for thought earlier on his post about his life and how after 15 years he has suddenly realised his youthful dreams have fallen to the wayside of reality. I am sure also that you remember, whether in a good or bad light, my post a month or two ago on finance. I see now a strikingly similarity between our lives and dreams and our financial situations. Isaac replied to Konstantin saying that he was just begining his adult life and that he could hardly wait to be able to achieve his dreams. My response was "The time is now" i.e. don't wait, start right now. This was eerily similar to Nish's reply to my finance post where he basically said that he was waiting for the right opportunity to begin saving. Most of our responses to that was along the lines of "The time is now." I am very guilty of thinking that right now is not the right time and that I should wait for the right opportunity to make my dreams a reality. Recently though I have come to the realisation that your dreams do not have a start date or a set of required conditions. Yet we all treat our dreams like a student treats a bottle of milk: Only realising the sourness of the situation after the sell by date. I know every one here has had youthful dreams, amazing achievments they wanted to achieve, grandeous goals, incredible ideals. So where are they know? Some of you are down the road a bit, while others, like me, are still on the first few tentative steps of the yellow brick road. What advice or lessons about dreams do you have to share? Mine so far would be: The time is now. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
I would also add that people should not dwell and pout about the past, constantly wishing that you had did something different and/or something else had happened instead. It'll just make you depressed and the past still won't be changed. Someone once said, "The past, is the past, and we can only concentrate on the future." That said, we shouldn't totally ignore the past, but quickly learn from ours pasts and the paths that took us on those journeys then move on. Moaning and groaning isn't going to change anything, the future will be bright if you want it to be. You're in control of your life and can make a significant difference in the future of your lifestyle as long as you have the drive and dedication to realize those goals. Money and luck helps a bit, but those aren't the only inputs to the equation of life. So don't give up if you lack one or more of those factors, make up for it with something else and you'll bound to succeed in whatever you want.
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Konstantin gave me some food for thought earlier on his post about his life and how after 15 years he has suddenly realised his youthful dreams have fallen to the wayside of reality. I am sure also that you remember, whether in a good or bad light, my post a month or two ago on finance. I see now a strikingly similarity between our lives and dreams and our financial situations. Isaac replied to Konstantin saying that he was just begining his adult life and that he could hardly wait to be able to achieve his dreams. My response was "The time is now" i.e. don't wait, start right now. This was eerily similar to Nish's reply to my finance post where he basically said that he was waiting for the right opportunity to begin saving. Most of our responses to that was along the lines of "The time is now." I am very guilty of thinking that right now is not the right time and that I should wait for the right opportunity to make my dreams a reality. Recently though I have come to the realisation that your dreams do not have a start date or a set of required conditions. Yet we all treat our dreams like a student treats a bottle of milk: Only realising the sourness of the situation after the sell by date. I know every one here has had youthful dreams, amazing achievments they wanted to achieve, grandeous goals, incredible ideals. So where are they know? Some of you are down the road a bit, while others, like me, are still on the first few tentative steps of the yellow brick road. What advice or lessons about dreams do you have to share? Mine so far would be: The time is now. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
These are the two means I've used to achieve my dreams... 1. Set a goal and always keep it in sight 2. Understand that some goals involve both solitary work and the help of others. Recognize the help of others and credit the people involved. Details [1] I knew from the time I was eight that I wanted to work with computers. By 12 I decided that I want to go into programming or robotics. By 20 I was 100% a programmer and having a great time! All my activities supported my dream: I got good at math, spend a lot of time reading and adapting to changes in the marketplace and technologies, cultivated relationships with people that have a similar mindset, and a lot of other activities. [2] We sometimes have to bite the bullet and get down to work on our own in the face of an uncertain outcome or in the face of challenging situations. It is at these times that we express our will and re-affirm our commitment to our dreams. Along the way, you'll probably encounter people that either can or are already willing to help you. Ask for or accept their help and recognize them when they do. Also recognize the people that may not be directly involved with your efforts but play a supporting role (for example, your family, acquaintances, peers, and co-workers) - chances are that without them you wouldn't be able to get much done. As the saying goes, we all stand on the shoulders of giants. For example, I love to write and my writing career would not have gotten off the ground if it weren't for the help of a good friend of mine, Tom Archer. Once I got started people like Brian Sawyer (Charles River Media), and Brad Jones (internet.com) and others either exposed me to new opportunities or helped me develop existing ones. Always recognize the people involved and give credit where it's due. Essam - Author, JScript .NET Programming
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Konstantin gave me some food for thought earlier on his post about his life and how after 15 years he has suddenly realised his youthful dreams have fallen to the wayside of reality. I am sure also that you remember, whether in a good or bad light, my post a month or two ago on finance. I see now a strikingly similarity between our lives and dreams and our financial situations. Isaac replied to Konstantin saying that he was just begining his adult life and that he could hardly wait to be able to achieve his dreams. My response was "The time is now" i.e. don't wait, start right now. This was eerily similar to Nish's reply to my finance post where he basically said that he was waiting for the right opportunity to begin saving. Most of our responses to that was along the lines of "The time is now." I am very guilty of thinking that right now is not the right time and that I should wait for the right opportunity to make my dreams a reality. Recently though I have come to the realisation that your dreams do not have a start date or a set of required conditions. Yet we all treat our dreams like a student treats a bottle of milk: Only realising the sourness of the situation after the sell by date. I know every one here has had youthful dreams, amazing achievments they wanted to achieve, grandeous goals, incredible ideals. So where are they know? Some of you are down the road a bit, while others, like me, are still on the first few tentative steps of the yellow brick road. What advice or lessons about dreams do you have to share? Mine so far would be: The time is now. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
I can think of two things - after a particularly lousy childhood, it was my dream from a pretty early age to have a close family. Obviously in the first instance there's not much you can do to achieve that, and I note I've never chased the idea in terms of dating a lot of people, I prefered to have a range of friends and let things develop from there. I married both girls I have gone out with. However, having had kids, I have always worked at being close to them, it wouldn't happen otherwise, and I do indeed have a very close relationship with them. Example #2 is that when I hit 30 ( three years ago ), I decided I wanted a programming job. I worked *damn* hard to learn C++, and I got my first paying job within about four months of first laying eyes on the language. Two and a half years later I got a second job, where my knowledge of C++ was sufficient for me to be the first non-graduate they have employed. I still work hard to learn new things and improve my skills. So I agree - nothing will happen if you sit on your tush, if you want something, take it ( to quote Lord Flash from Black-Adder 4 ). Christian The tragedy of cyberspace - that so much can travel so far, and yet mean so little. "I'm thinking of getting married for companionship and so I have someone to cook and clean." - Martin Marvinski, 6/3/2002
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Konstantin gave me some food for thought earlier on his post about his life and how after 15 years he has suddenly realised his youthful dreams have fallen to the wayside of reality. I am sure also that you remember, whether in a good or bad light, my post a month or two ago on finance. I see now a strikingly similarity between our lives and dreams and our financial situations. Isaac replied to Konstantin saying that he was just begining his adult life and that he could hardly wait to be able to achieve his dreams. My response was "The time is now" i.e. don't wait, start right now. This was eerily similar to Nish's reply to my finance post where he basically said that he was waiting for the right opportunity to begin saving. Most of our responses to that was along the lines of "The time is now." I am very guilty of thinking that right now is not the right time and that I should wait for the right opportunity to make my dreams a reality. Recently though I have come to the realisation that your dreams do not have a start date or a set of required conditions. Yet we all treat our dreams like a student treats a bottle of milk: Only realising the sourness of the situation after the sell by date. I know every one here has had youthful dreams, amazing achievments they wanted to achieve, grandeous goals, incredible ideals. So where are they know? Some of you are down the road a bit, while others, like me, are still on the first few tentative steps of the yellow brick road. What advice or lessons about dreams do you have to share? Mine so far would be: The time is now. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
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The best lesson I have learnt in 28years - dont plan too much (to a point of obsession with the future) I think it was john lennon who said, "Life is what happens, while you are busy making other plans" :-D
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Mauricio Ritter wrote: Sometimes you can´t fullfill your dreams because you can´t just "drop" your job (and stop making money) and try to do what you like. You see, that is exactly where most of us are wrong. Tell that to the hundres of thousands of entrepreneurs who have built companies from nothing. MS started in a garage! BillyG had no money to start with. CP was started with no money really and look what it has become. Mauricio if you keep thinking like this then you will forever be a 9 to 5 Joe working for someone else. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
MS started in a garage! BillyG had no money to start with. Actually, Bill Gates was the grandson of the person who created Seattle's most profitable bank. His dad was a prominant lawyer in Seattle. Billy G had a multi-million dollar trust fund from his grandparents on the day that he was born. He was sent to the most prominent school while growing up and went to Harvard (where he dropped out to form Microsoft). Nevertheless, the point still stands that many sucessful entrepreneurs started out with little or no money, even if Bill Gates wasn't one of them.
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Konstantin gave me some food for thought earlier on his post about his life and how after 15 years he has suddenly realised his youthful dreams have fallen to the wayside of reality. I am sure also that you remember, whether in a good or bad light, my post a month or two ago on finance. I see now a strikingly similarity between our lives and dreams and our financial situations. Isaac replied to Konstantin saying that he was just begining his adult life and that he could hardly wait to be able to achieve his dreams. My response was "The time is now" i.e. don't wait, start right now. This was eerily similar to Nish's reply to my finance post where he basically said that he was waiting for the right opportunity to begin saving. Most of our responses to that was along the lines of "The time is now." I am very guilty of thinking that right now is not the right time and that I should wait for the right opportunity to make my dreams a reality. Recently though I have come to the realisation that your dreams do not have a start date or a set of required conditions. Yet we all treat our dreams like a student treats a bottle of milk: Only realising the sourness of the situation after the sell by date. I know every one here has had youthful dreams, amazing achievments they wanted to achieve, grandeous goals, incredible ideals. So where are they know? Some of you are down the road a bit, while others, like me, are still on the first few tentative steps of the yellow brick road. What advice or lessons about dreams do you have to share? Mine so far would be: The time is now. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
Paul Watson wrote: Isaac replied to Konstantin saying that he was just begining his adult life and that he could hardly wait to be able to achieve his dreams. My response was "The time is now" i.e. don't wait, start right now. You missunderstood me Paul, I am already making my dreams come true. I meant I can hardly wait to answer him whether I succeeded or not. I always believed that we create our opportunities, we're the ones who hold the helm. I always try to convince my friends in this. I am a living proof that you can change your life even if it seems that you can't. I quit high school 2 years ago, and decided to study by myself (meaning sitting down alone with books, no tutoring or such). As far as I know this has never happened in my country. Those who quit usually never graduate or they just go to private teachers (which is what I was trying to avoid). Since then 2 people from my old school were inspired by me and done the same. I have worked in programming for a nation-wide company at the age of 16. Simply because I was persistent. I knew nothing about the job when I got it, learned everything while doing it (but don't tell them :-D ) I make my dreams come true every day, simply because I believe in my capabilities. I am always open for new options and I'm always willing to try again when I fail. My favorite quote regarding life is this one, got me going on some of the hardest/most embarrassing events of my life: "You'll see it's all a show, keep 'em lauhging as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you." Isaac Sasson, Small time programmer - complainer at large. Sonork ID 100.13704
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1. follow your heart at all times even in the face of reason 2. leave the places you visit at least as good as you found them 3. always be honest 4. be prepared to be scared 5. we live therefore we change ... accept this fact 6. you can't always be the star ... sometimes you will be the supporting role heh ... some words of wisdom from the oldest 20 year old you'll ever meet --- "every year we invent better idiot proof systems and every year they invent better idiots ... and the linux zealots still aren't being sterilized"
lauren wrote: some words of wisdom from the oldest 20 year old you'll ever meet who? ;-) I don't see anyone... Nish
My miniputt high is now 29 I do not think I can improve on that My temperament won't hold www.busterboy.org
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The best lesson I have learnt in 28years - dont plan too much (to a point of obsession with the future) I think it was john lennon who said, "Life is what happens, while you are busy making other plans" :-D
Vivek Rajan wrote: The best lesson I have learnt in 28years - dont plan too much True. Every time I've planned something in advance I've messed up. Specially with respect to approaching women ;-) Nish
My miniputt high is now 29 I do not think I can improve on that My temperament won't hold www.busterboy.org
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1. follow your heart at all times even in the face of reason 2. leave the places you visit at least as good as you found them 3. always be honest 4. be prepared to be scared 5. we live therefore we change ... accept this fact 6. you can't always be the star ... sometimes you will be the supporting role heh ... some words of wisdom from the oldest 20 year old you'll ever meet --- "every year we invent better idiot proof systems and every year they invent better idiots ... and the linux zealots still aren't being sterilized"
lauren wrote: heh ... some words of wisdom from the oldest 20 year old you'll ever meet Maturity is an attractive quality to have IMHO - at least I hope so... -- Andrew.
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Konstantin gave me some food for thought earlier on his post about his life and how after 15 years he has suddenly realised his youthful dreams have fallen to the wayside of reality. I am sure also that you remember, whether in a good or bad light, my post a month or two ago on finance. I see now a strikingly similarity between our lives and dreams and our financial situations. Isaac replied to Konstantin saying that he was just begining his adult life and that he could hardly wait to be able to achieve his dreams. My response was "The time is now" i.e. don't wait, start right now. This was eerily similar to Nish's reply to my finance post where he basically said that he was waiting for the right opportunity to begin saving. Most of our responses to that was along the lines of "The time is now." I am very guilty of thinking that right now is not the right time and that I should wait for the right opportunity to make my dreams a reality. Recently though I have come to the realisation that your dreams do not have a start date or a set of required conditions. Yet we all treat our dreams like a student treats a bottle of milk: Only realising the sourness of the situation after the sell by date. I know every one here has had youthful dreams, amazing achievments they wanted to achieve, grandeous goals, incredible ideals. So where are they know? Some of you are down the road a bit, while others, like me, are still on the first few tentative steps of the yellow brick road. What advice or lessons about dreams do you have to share? Mine so far would be: The time is now. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most beautiful flower of all" Not always true but quite often the case. -- Andrew.
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"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most beautiful flower of all" Not always true but quite often the case. -- Andrew.
BTW I'm not suggesting that as men we are like flowers :-O; I enjoy a beautiful woman as much as the next straight guy (not that I'm homophobic, God this is turning into one of those CYA type posts) - the quote just seemed to fit what I was trying to say I guess. -- Andrew.
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MS started in a garage! BillyG had no money to start with. Actually, Bill Gates was the grandson of the person who created Seattle's most profitable bank. His dad was a prominant lawyer in Seattle. Billy G had a multi-million dollar trust fund from his grandparents on the day that he was born. He was sent to the most prominent school while growing up and went to Harvard (where he dropped out to form Microsoft). Nevertheless, the point still stands that many sucessful entrepreneurs started out with little or no money, even if Bill Gates wasn't one of them.
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Jason Hooper wrote: I happen to use Jedi mind tricks to keep idiots out of my chat room What chat room? Where? Oh wait... I see you have already mastered the trick.. doh! *lets you through with a puzzled look under my helmet* regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
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lauren wrote: heh ... some words of wisdom from the oldest 20 year old you'll ever meet Maturity is an attractive quality to have IMHO - at least I hope so... -- Andrew.
Andrew Peace wrote: Maturity is an attractive quality to have IMHO As long as the maturity includes a spark of fun and passion. Often maturity can bring about an almost depressive attitude towards life. A balanced individual is best :) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront
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I would also add that people should not dwell and pout about the past, constantly wishing that you had did something different and/or something else had happened instead. It'll just make you depressed and the past still won't be changed. Someone once said, "The past, is the past, and we can only concentrate on the future." That said, we shouldn't totally ignore the past, but quickly learn from ours pasts and the paths that took us on those journeys then move on. Moaning and groaning isn't going to change anything, the future will be bright if you want it to be. You're in control of your life and can make a significant difference in the future of your lifestyle as long as you have the drive and dedication to realize those goals. Money and luck helps a bit, but those aren't the only inputs to the equation of life. So don't give up if you lack one or more of those factors, make up for it with something else and you'll bound to succeed in whatever you want.
Reno Tiko wrote: So don't give up if you lack one or more of those factors, make up for it with something else and you'll bound to succeed in whatever you want. *clap* *clap* *clap* *cheer**clap* *clap* *clap* *cheer**clap* *clap* *clap* *cheer* Reno for president! :-D Well said Reno. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Sonork ID: 100.9903 Stormfront