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AKgringo
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I will be accepting applications soon!
For only $5000 (US) the successful applicant will be set up for an adventure in Baja that features discovery, introspection, and problem solving!
Upon receipt of payment (cash, gold or silver bullion) a twenty year old Kia Sportage will be delivered to the airport of your choice in Baja!
The cute little soft top will be equiped with an ice chest, a dry goods box, sleeping bag, three man tent, and insect repellant!
This is not just for a week....take as long as you want! In fact, lkeep the damn car if you want to, just lose my number if it breaks down!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Fatboy
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I am always too late with my ideas! Some 'joker' always beats me to it! 
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pauldavidmena
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Travel and Leisure magazine posted this article about the Modern Elder Academy and its founder, Chip Conley. Not much new light is shed on the project, but I found it amusing that
the article states - twice - that it's based in "Baja, Mexico". Hard to believe that a "journalist" can't do another minute or two of research to get
it right...
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BajaBill74
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Paul David, thank you for that link. The video was good. I wish I were not so cheap because I think I would really enjoy that.
What I'm doing at work is so secret, even I don't know what I'm doing!
One should believe in God, because even Google doesn't know everything.
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pauldavidmena
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Quote: Originally posted by BajaBill74  | | Paul David, thank you for that link. The video was good. I wish I were not so cheap because I think I would really enjoy that.
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Apart from the price tag (because yes, I'm a cheapskate too), it's not a bad idea given how easy it is to feel disconnected in the technical world.
I'm a baby boomer surrounded by millennials (and the occasional Gen-Xer), so the sense of alienation is particularly acute. Thankfully I was able to
get a Pescadero (a.k.a. "Baja, Mexico") fix last month.
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pauldavidmena
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Here is another article that floats a quote or two from Chip Conley, founder of the Modern Elder Academy. The title of the article is "The Boss is
No Longer the Old Man", but I can tell you from personal experience that the reverse is also true. I've got at least 15 years on my boss, and over 20
on the most "senior" technical person on the team. So while "Modern Elder" describes 30 and 40-somethings feeling overshadowed by a new wave of
software engineers, how about the 60-somethings wondering when they're going to be shown the door? Granted, there aren't many of us left in high-tech,
but maybe Mr. Conley can squeeze in a special session for us - while we can still afford the tab.
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pauldavidmena
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Here is another article about Modern Elder Academy, this one focusing on 50-somethings in high tech. I'll be in that cohort for another 4 months,
so why not?
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Lee
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Anyone low on funds should contact MEA about a scholarship.
Great article.
Expect a full report after completing the course, Paul.
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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pauldavidmena
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Since I've been following the MEA, I've noticed that some "articles" just copy or paraphrase others, a sort of microwave journalism. This particular
article was pretty good, and has me thinking about it the merits of spending a week essentially around the corner from where I stayed back in
February.
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pauldavidmena
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Here is another article that mentions Modern Elder Academy, this time as part of the "working vacation" of a California journalist. Can I have her job?
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