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Halboo
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Posts: 193
Registered: 2-19-2006
Location: 33°26\'00.15\"N 117°37\'09.84W
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I've worked as a sailor in Uncle Sam's Navy,a shipyard rigger, a cowboy, a scenic artist and propmaker in Hollywood and a carpenter.
When I met my SWIMPAL Sherry, she asked me to come work with her and together we make art.
She has been showing our work at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach for over 20 years.
[Edited on 2-22-2008 by Halboo]
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David K
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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It is very interesting to see how many different ways Nomads make a living or used to... Shows you that Baja attracks people from all walks of life!
Looks like only two of us are in irrigation, so far!
Thanks Nomads... and do continue!
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backninedan
Senior Nomad
Posts: 865
Registered: 3-8-2003
Location: Loreto
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Retired casino manager, started in Laughlin and ended up at Spirit Mountain Casino in Oregon.
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sunshine
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Restaurant manger and developer part time brewer
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Iflyfish
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Registered: 10-17-2006
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Shari,
My identical twin brother is an Anthropologist by training. He told me that when Anthropologists go into a new area they ask the people they meet the
following question "who are you". The response in most cases, around the world is people will define themselves in terms of their kinship bonds "I am
the daugher of so and so or the son of so and so" and this establishes their position in the community. This is still true in rural USofA, kinship
matters and for most is the primary part of their identity. In the USofA identity is established around occupation....."Who are you?" answer "I do
such and such for a living." This is a very different way to identify self.
A researcher in Figi found that Figians did not have a term for work, they simply described what they were going to do in any particular day, "I'm
going to thatch my roof today, going fishing etc. as their work was integral to their living. Unless they carried the cargo of a Social Role i.e.
Elder, Tribal Leader etc. their identity had nothing at all to do with their work. Mao said that the identity in the west was bases on economics and
is an aberation, that the self is based in terms of the group.
Humans are of course intersted in status. In most cultures status is related to kinship bonds with leaders, elders etc. The Figians defined themselves
in the context of "is he a man of peace?" For the British the preoccupation with self surrounds the issue of "Is he a Gentleman?" Status in the USofA
is related to occupation and income. High status equals high perceived value, power, worth.
This is a very interesting topic. I am pleased to see the diversity of occupations represented on this board. There are many very unique perspectives
here.
Iflyfish
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Pappy Jon
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Posts: 494
Registered: 8-27-2003
Location: Wrong side of the Continental divide.
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Mood: Temp rising.
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Botanist by training, Botanic Garden Curator pays the bills.
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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gringorio
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Registered: 4-10-2004
Location: Tucson, Arizona
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This is an interesting thread! I hope to be one of those 'retired' from work, but not play, but for a long time to come I'm a rancher (horses) and
occaisional part time ecology student/field tech...
[Edited on 2-22-2008 by gringorio]
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Osprey
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Registered: 5-23-2004
Location: Baja Ca. Sur
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Flyguy, T.V. game shows will tell you how we see ourselves. On lots of them they let the players tell you, on Jeopardy they don't take any chances,
the host tells about the players. One of the questions asked in the green room "tell us something unusual about yourself or some very different thing
you once did." Some contestants live such ordinary lives their claim to fame is something like "when I was a kid I ate a toad." Some of us don't spend
enought time with self-identification -- that's where marriage counselors come in I guess. I never developed a proper work ethic and My God, I wish
now I had moved to Figi when I was about no years old.
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SDRonni
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Registered: 8-28-2006
Location: Serra Mesa/Rosarito
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Retired after 30 years with San Diego County/Superior Court. Hubby retired as Director of Tutorial/Learning Center and part-time math professor at a
local community college.
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vandenberg
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Registered: 6-21-2005
Location: Nopolo
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One thing stands out.
Only a few simple working men style folks in this bunch.
Lots of them " titled ", some fairly innovative.
Of course, nothing wrong with selfimportance, ask any politician.
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capitolkat
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Here in DC I most often get the Q:- where did you go to law school?- which is the status question. since law school for me was 32 years ago I
generally respond - why do you ask? and if they persist I point out that I have a life's work that is more important than my transcript from three
decades ago- even though it's nothing I'm ashamed of because people I work with are totally uniterested in that question- only what I can do and what
my experience is in a particular area.
so to answer- plumber,former Army officer, former prosecutor, former public defender, litigation attorney, appellate attorney,writer, court official,
teacher, public board member, storyteller, football official, and still looking for something to fill in the gaps in my education- and soon to be
retired in Baja.
Life is too short to drink bad wine
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Gadget
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Registered: 9-10-2006
Location: Point Loma CA
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I just want to take a moment on this thread to thank those who have or will post, for their service to community or country in the criminal, police,
fire department, and military services for the rest of us.
God bless you for your service to us and our Country.
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
See you in Baja
http://www.LocosMocos.com
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David K
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Good point Gadget, as I was trying to think of all the possible jobs to list, I didn't have a couple of the most important ones: National defense and
Stay at home parent! Once the poll answers are posted, they cannot be edited... Perhaps we will explore the 'Other' occupations in a new thread,
later?
The idea was to let everyone see that all types of folks can be Baja nuts!
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Debra
Super Nomad
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Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: Port Orchard Wa./Bahia de Los Angeles BC
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Stay at home/HomeSchool Mom/Semi retired Travel Consultant 20yrs.
Mean people suck!
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Bajamatic
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part time Breakdancing Instructor and Spelunking Guide (yes - at the same time - niche marketing baby). Night Job - Hauling Moonshine.
yuletide
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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
One thing stands out.
Only a few simple working men style folks in this bunch.
Lots of them " titled ", some fairly innovative.
Of course, nothing wrong with selfimportance, ask any politician.
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That's what I was thinking. Alot of people sucking off the public tit here. Or some other imaginary job. They are good gigs if you can get them I
guess.
Ofcourse I'm nothing more than a glorified government worker myself at this time and lucky to have it.
I did spend a good portion of my career building commercial airliners and that was very satisfying.
As for identifying with our jobs? We don't identify by the acomplishments of our families in the US. Why would you?
And if I told you that I was collecting State Disabilty you might think less of me than if I were an Aircraft Inspector.
I mean, personally I don't care what people think of me but alot of people do and that is our society. We want to be thought of as productive members
of that society. And when we go to Baja that is one of the things we are trying to get away from too.
But it is always interesting to know how other people make their money.
It's fun to fantasize about creating a Baja job. I'd love to work with Juan and Shari. I will fly people from San Diego to B. Asuncion fo fishing and
whale watching.
You can fly into Lindberg field and I send a curtesy car to pick you up and bring you to the private aircraft parking. It will take about 4 hours to
fly down.
I guess you can drive it in 1 day (12-14 hours) if you are sadistic but flying is much easier and relaxing. And funner too. Shari can pick us up at
the B. Asuncion runway and drop you at her beach house for sunset margaritas. Jaun and I will be busy getting the pangas ready for some awesome
yellowtail fishing the next day. You've seen the pictures!
We can also use my place in San Quintin which had super yellowtail and white sea bass fishing last summer. Pedregal has a nice runway and my friend
Bill Grandstaff has a beautiful rental house right on Bahia San Quintin. 11 miles from town so very quite. It's about a 5-6 hour drive but a 2 hour
flight and you can skip the whole Northern Baja hassle by flying.
Any takers? I can take 4 people plus gear. U2U me.
So that's my dream job. Baja Pilot/Panguerro. Has been for about the last 20 years or so. 
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishbuck
So that's my dream job. Baja Pilot/Panguerro. Has been for about the last 20 years or so. |
Seems as though you've devoted serious fantasy time to your dream, Fish. I have no doubt that it will become a reality. Good luck.
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lizard lips
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Posts: 1468
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: EARTH
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Im a Father and a Husband. I still work but that is secondary.
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TMW
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Location: Bakersfield, CA
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["It's fun to fantasize about creating a Baja job.']
My Baja dream job would to be a service technician on the microwave equipment at the microwave towers up and down Baja. I don't know how long it could
last since they've installed fiber optic lines, but I always thought it would be fun.
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Tomas Tierra
Super Nomad
Posts: 1281
Registered: 3-23-2005
Location: oxnard, ca
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Commercial Fisherman...yup one of "them"
Sustainable, eco friendly fisheries only
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