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Subject:Re: Questions about the work day for the Whirlers From:Hannah Drake <hannah -at- formulatrix -dot- com> To:"daverenn08 -at- gmail -dot- com" <daverenn08 -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:08:07 -0400
Ha. ha. Ha. except not funny to those of us who actually do work out before
work, and volunteer at places like these. If anyone read this as a pissing
contest then you read it entirely wrong. Someone asked a question, and
people answered. CMIWW, but AFAIK nobody here said, "Well I get up earlier
than any of you here and also do 5,000 other things." Some people have
normal schedules, many don't. A lot of tech writers seem to work in the
Silicone Valley, which -- wow, so surprising -- WOULD mean long commute
times! And it would mean that you'd HAVE to get up early to be there at a
respectable hour! Ohmygosh, did someone just use logic?!? Alert the media!
Relax, people. You're getting all up in arms over nothing.
On Friday, September 19, 2014, daverenn08 -at- gmail -dot- com <daverenn08 -at- gmail -dot- com>
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> I wake up at 2:30am. Then I run 20 miles. Then I volunteer at the
> homeless shelter. Then I take care of my 4 babies and take my 7 children to
> school. Then I walk barefoot uphill both ways 40 miles to the office where
> I arrive at 6am, an hour early, for no reason at all. Then I leave at 8pm
> after debriefing President Barack Obama about the Software Installation
> Guide I authored that day(he still hasn't returned any of my calls though,
> I don't get it.) Then I make my 40 mile uphill barefoot trek home, at one
> point walking on a rickety bridge that passes above crocodile infested
> waters. Then I go to the Big Brother Big Sister Foundation and hang out
> with Little Timmy, a troubled youth who grew up with a neglectant father.
> Then I volunteer at the puppy rescue shelter. Then I put on a black outfit
> resembling a bat, ask Alfred, my butler, to cook my children dinner and put
> them to bed, and then I fight crime in my city streets under the name
> "Batman." Then I cozy up by the fire
> and read US Weekly, and then I'm in bed by 1am. Then it's up and at em
> again at 2:30am. Same routine for 42 years now... It's a rough life, but
> somebody's gotta do it.
> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone
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> ------ Original message------From: Lynne WrightDate: Fri, Sep 19, 2014
> 10:04 AMTo: Debra Kahn;Chris Morton;Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> <javascript:;>;Subject:RE: Questions about the work day for the WhirlersI
> also find it odd how many responders seem to be kind of boasting about
> having to get up before the sun, then devoting the majority of their waking
> hours to working and commuting. Not a the kind of life I'd want.
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> tiburoninc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com <javascript:;> [mailto:
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> tiburoninc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Debra
> KahnSent: September-18-14 5:06 PMTo: Chris MortonCc:
> techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- comSubject: Re: Questions about the work day for
> the WhirlersReally, guys, isn't this a "Quien es mas macho?" kind of
> discussion? I get my work done in the time I'm at work and very
> occasionally take work home.Deb K*Debra Kahn**, MA, PMP, CA-AM*
> debra -at- dk-consulting -dot- co <javascript:;> *or *kahndebra -at- gmail -dot- comBusiness:
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> ttp://dk-consulting.coTwitter: @dkconsultcoOn Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 1:44
> PM, Chris Morton wrote:> Now I'm left wondering.... are you determining
> when a good time to rob > us might be?>> ;<)>> > Chris>> On Thu, Sep 18,
> 2014 at 7:40 AM, Cardimon, Craig > wrote:>> > I was wondering:> >> >> > 1.
> When does everyone get up in the morning for work?> > --I have been
> arising at 4 a.m.> >> > 2. If you drive to an office, how many miles is
> your commute?> > --My drive is 20 miles to and from. It takes me an hour
> and 20 > > minutes to get home after Labor Day. Less than an hour during
> the summer.> >> > 3. How long is your work day?> > --Our official hours
> are 8:30 to 5:30. I work from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.> >> >> > Cordially,> > Craig
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