pursuit of happiness
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I don't believe you are feeling happiness. You are, I believe confusing happiness with achievement. Although a sense of achievement can bring happiness. Happiness is a long summers day with my wife in the countryside, picnic, fine wine, lazing in the sun, then a short drive to a small seaside town to spend the evening in a moderate hotel, a nice meal then an early yet long night. Now that is happiness. :-D
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Happiness is a long summers day with my wife in the countryside, picnic, fine wine, lazing in the sun, then a short drive to a small seaside town to spend the evening in a moderate hotel, a nice meal then an early yet long night.
OK then. As long as you don't mind me taking your wife for all this, then I'm game to look for some happiness. ;)
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Happiness is a long summers day with my wife in the countryside, picnic, fine wine, lazing in the sun, then a short drive to a small seaside town to spend the evening in a moderate hotel, a nice meal then an early yet long night.
OK then. As long as you don't mind me taking your wife for all this, then I'm game to look for some happiness. ;)
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
We can wife swap for the weekend? :)
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You just gave me an awesome idea for a surprise for my girlfriend in the summer. In short, last year for me to take this job we both had to up sticks, and she misses her family a lot (as do I, but it seems to effect her more). She's from Suffolk, and I'm sure she'd love nothing more than something like you've just described in a place near to where her family lives, Aldeburgh.[^] I'm gonna be so popular for that!
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man
Earn those bonus Man Points by the bucket load! Hope it goes well for you nudge nudge wink wink :)
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Earn those bonus Man Points by the bucket load! Hope it goes well for you nudge nudge wink wink :)
------------------------------------ I try to appear cooler, by calling him Euler.
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We can wife swap for the weekend? :)
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Maybe we need a new forum for this kind of thing.
Simon
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What is your idea of happiness? I feel good when i get through a typical technical or programming problem.But i am not sure of is it the happiness I am looking for. Does the happiness come in your way only when you achieve/acquire something. :^) I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness". When Will Smith gets selected as stock broker there is a dialog in movie saying "This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happiness."". Whats your idea on it.
If nothing hurts, I'm happy.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001modified on Friday, April 25, 2008 7:30 AM
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Maybe we need a new forum for this kind of thing.
Simon
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I don't believe you are feeling happiness. You are, I believe confusing happiness with achievement. Although a sense of achievement can bring happiness. Happiness is a long summers day with my wife in the countryside, picnic, fine wine, lazing in the sun, then a short drive to a small seaside town to spend the evening in a moderate hotel, a nice meal then an early yet long night. Now that is happiness. :-D
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Now see that the problem with living in Singapore - a short drive to a seaside town puts you in Malayasia and you had better have your passport with you:((. Mind you the last time I was cold I had to fly for 4 hours to get there. Hey, fine wine, good company, what a way to spend an afternoon, wonderful.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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If nothing hurts, I'm happy.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001modified on Friday, April 25, 2008 7:30 AM
Bloody hell, ain't that the truth, have 5
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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What is your idea of happiness? I feel good when i get through a typical technical or programming problem.But i am not sure of is it the happiness I am looking for. Does the happiness come in your way only when you achieve/acquire something. :^) I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness". When Will Smith gets selected as stock broker there is a dialog in movie saying "This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happiness."". Whats your idea on it.
Happiness is something you remember!
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What is your idea of happiness? I feel good when i get through a typical technical or programming problem.But i am not sure of is it the happiness I am looking for. Does the happiness come in your way only when you achieve/acquire something. :^) I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness". When Will Smith gets selected as stock broker there is a dialog in movie saying "This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happiness."". Whats your idea on it.
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I don't believe you are feeling happiness. You are, I believe confusing happiness with achievement. Although a sense of achievement can bring happiness. Happiness is a long summers day with my wife in the countryside, picnic, fine wine, lazing in the sun, then a short drive to a small seaside town to spend the evening in a moderate hotel, a nice meal then an early yet long night. Now that is happiness. :-D
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You've obviously never been in the flow.
We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
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Happiness is transient and changing, like a unicorn on LSD. Worth chasing however :)
Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.
Trollslayer, Unicorn Chaser. has a nice ring to it :D
We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
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I don't believe you are feeling happiness. You are, I believe confusing happiness with achievement. Although a sense of achievement can bring happiness. Happiness is a long summers day with my wife in the countryside, picnic, fine wine, lazing in the sun, then a short drive to a small seaside town to spend the evening in a moderate hotel, a nice meal then an early yet long night. Now that is happiness. :-D
------------------------------------ I try to appear cooler, by calling him Euler.
Amen!
Kyosa Jamie Nordmeyer - Taekwondo Yi (2nd) Dan Portland, Oregon, USA
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What is your idea of happiness? I feel good when i get through a typical technical or programming problem.But i am not sure of is it the happiness I am looking for. Does the happiness come in your way only when you achieve/acquire something. :^) I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness". When Will Smith gets selected as stock broker there is a dialog in movie saying "This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happiness."". Whats your idea on it.
Member 3068970 wrote:
I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness".
God, what an awful movie. Take a triumphant, rags to riches success story that should inspire millions and instead present it as one long series of dismal and depressing scenes (in equally dismal cinematography). I sometimes wish the entire morose, shoe gazing generation would just pull off to the side of the road and fling themselves off a cliff since that's what they so desperately want to do anyway. At least we wouldn't have to endure their incessant whining anymore.
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Coming soon: Got a career question? Ask the Attack Chihuahua! www.PracticalUSA.com
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If nothing hurts, I'm happy.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001modified on Friday, April 25, 2008 7:30 AM
I just kicked the nearest chair. So satisfying making you unhappy.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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Trollslayer, Unicorn Chaser. has a nice ring to it :D
We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
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Trollslayer, Unicorn Chaser.
Don't forget the LSD bit.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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Member 3068970 wrote:
I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness".
God, what an awful movie. Take a triumphant, rags to riches success story that should inspire millions and instead present it as one long series of dismal and depressing scenes (in equally dismal cinematography). I sometimes wish the entire morose, shoe gazing generation would just pull off to the side of the road and fling themselves off a cliff since that's what they so desperately want to do anyway. At least we wouldn't have to endure their incessant whining anymore.
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Coming soon: Got a career question? Ask the Attack Chihuahua! www.PracticalUSA.com
I kinda liked the movie. It wasn't all sunshine and ponies but it wasn't all clouds and goats either. Stop whining Duncan ;)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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I kinda liked the movie. It wasn't all sunshine and ponies but it wasn't all clouds and goats either. Stop whining Duncan ;)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
Bite me. Not quite the eloquent response you were looking for? Hey, I haven't had my coffee yet. :) And in fact, there were zero ponies and an equal absense of sunshine. It was indeed all doom and gloom right up to the very end, where he gets hired and they choose to abruptly stop the show and roll the credits rather than dwell on anything that wouldn't serve as material for a suicidal grunge rock song. Now where's that coffee... :)
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Coming soon: Got a career question? Ask the Attack Chihuahua! www.PracticalUSA.com
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Member 3068970 wrote:
I watched the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness".
God, what an awful movie. Take a triumphant, rags to riches success story that should inspire millions and instead present it as one long series of dismal and depressing scenes (in equally dismal cinematography). I sometimes wish the entire morose, shoe gazing generation would just pull off to the side of the road and fling themselves off a cliff since that's what they so desperately want to do anyway. At least we wouldn't have to endure their incessant whining anymore.
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Coming soon: Got a career question? Ask the Attack Chihuahua! www.PracticalUSA.com
In addition to what you said, I also thought the main character came off as somewhat of an ass.
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
