The important things in life
February 26th, 2004
Matthew writes:
Having to look after my kids in this intensive fashion for the past 3 months has certainly allowed me to take some reality-checks on what sort of stuff is important and what isn't.
People are awed these days when I tell them I turned down a "consultancy" job (read: big car, big money, bodyshopping, driving to Brussels every day) and choose a job with a "end-user" (less money and no car, but 7 km from home, with interesting job content and an interesting boss). It's all about putting things in perspective. If the only reason I need a big car is to stand in traffic with it, then I prefer not to have one. And play with the kids an the girlfriend instead.
All this is my way of finally relieving the suspense: this is it, starting Monday. Believe it or not, this brings my waste count almost down to zero (I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to completely loose those NPE's -- nor that I really want to).
April 21st, 2008 at 10:17 PM Congrats on your new job! And yes, the boss definitely looks interesting. But, waste count zero means no more Linux? Riding a bike to work sounds good, but no Linux would be hard ;-)
April 21st, 2008 at 10:17 PM Well, Linux as a pass-time is great. Linux as a waste-time (i.e. if you want to do something else) sucks. Alas, there is no button to switch between the two modes ;-)
April 21st, 2008 at 10:17 PM Important things