tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post56679997454043654..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Geronimo! Let me be first...Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-30890508877516204042016-12-17T22:30:52.472-05:002016-12-17T22:30:52.472-05:00So glad to hear that you've landed on your fee...So glad to hear that you've landed on your feet as a freelance writer, even in the UK economy.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-8440868445207794442016-12-15T00:25:24.952-05:002016-12-15T00:25:24.952-05:00All my quibbling aside, I'm exceedingly gratef...All my quibbling aside, I'm exceedingly grateful that I managed to be self-employed for all of my working life (except for factory jobs summers during college) running a quirky retail business in a five-college area for 39 years. It wouldn't work as well now, in this age of online shopping, but I enjoyed it very much.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-19727137323821917892016-12-14T22:34:07.923-05:002016-12-14T22:34:07.923-05:00Hello, Ashe,
Someone with your imagination should...Hello, Ashe,<br /><br />Someone with your imagination should never have been cooped up in a bureaucratic job.<br /><br />I'm so glad you followed your instincts.<br /><br />Your post reminds me of the Pink Floyd song:<br /><br />"Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way"<br /><br />I'm grateful you didn't!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-72067215584560429962016-12-14T14:16:55.735-05:002016-12-14T14:16:55.735-05:00This is a really great story, Ashe. I'm glad y...This is a really great story, Ashe. I'm glad you seized the moment and that it worked out for you! :)Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-9040265129132881892016-12-13T11:49:33.201-05:002016-12-13T11:49:33.201-05:00It has been my experience that every job I either ...It has been my experience that every job I either quit or that had evaporated for cause beyond me, I moved into a better situation. Sure there was panic in not having a job. If nothing came up, I'd make something happen like start cooking for a living. Or my antiques business. Figure out what I liked to do, and make a business out of it. As you suggest, things we enjoy are easy to learn. Also easier to have your heart in the work.<br /><br />Great excerpt. Fine example of the slow burn. Yum.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.com