[Rhodes22-list] Chris

[Geankoplis]

Well Slim,
	    It just goes to show you, that people are most happy doing what
they really want, and it is seldom the same thing.  Unless of course it is
sailing the Rhodes.

Chris G

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Slim
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:39 PM
To: Rhodes22-list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Chris

Chris,

I played music professionally since I was a teenager.  But in 1995 I went
back to school and got my teaching license and got a job teaching band.
After all those years of being self-employed, I found it hard to adjust to
being "institutionalized" and I wasn't very happy.  Luckily, they fired me.
There was a round of budget cuts and, as you know, music teachers are the
first to go and I was cut.  Best thing that ever happened to me, and I went
back to performing.

But I'm glad you like your work and it sounds like your 8th graders are
lucky to have you!

Slim   

On 12/18/06 6:48 PM, "Chris Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:

> NO, No, No Slim,
>                           For 25 years I was in retail management,
> primarialy Big Box stores ie Home Depot/Lowes type.  One day while driving
> back from the Reno unit to Portland I had some time to think about what
the
> hell I was doing.
> 
> So after going back for a masters in teaching I have the best gig I ever
> had.  (Pays 1/3 as much as my other job) but where else do you get paid to
> be as mature as your "customers", in this case 8th graders.  Jeez I'm in
> middle school and I've got the keys to the chemical locker.  In the last
> month I've been paid to blow up some styrofoam cups and set off some
> hydrogen and as an added bonus set my mustache on fire (not exactly
planned
> that).  After break I get to do physics, so that means bowling balls off
the
> roof among other stuff.  Hey, I didn't want to be in front of the pearly
> gates and the only thing I could say was "Well I did help sell 387,000
> toilets".  I'm having too much fun to do anything else.  Seems to me you
did
> the same gig too didn't you?
> 
> Chris G
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Alm" <stevenalm at comcast.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:23 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Chris
> 
> 
>> Chris,
>> 
>> Career change?  Did I miss something?  Aren't you a public school
>> teacher?  Tell me you came to your senses and got out of that racket.
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
>> On Dec 17, 2006, at 10:18 PM, Chris Geankoplis wrote:
>> 
>>> Stan,
>>>        for that reply alone I nominate you!  All kidding aside, you
>>> are an
>>> inspiration, you showed me that doing what gives you joy is worth more
>>> than
>>> doing what gives you security or wealth.  I don't think I would have
>>> made
>>> tha carreer change I did without your example.
>>> 
>>> One of your devoted minions,
>>> 
>>> Chris G
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:53 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] stan
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Chris, when YOU get into your eighties you will know that you don't
>>>> have
>>> to
>>>> ask that question.
>>>> 
>>>> ss
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Chris Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net>
>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 1:43 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] stan
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> STAN WROTE "Rose and I were in bed discussing who should be Time
>>>>> Magazine's
>>>>> person of the year"
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gee stan, was before or after?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Chris G  : )
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
>>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:22 AM
>>>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] stan
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Rose and I were in bed discussing who should be Time Magazine's
>>>>> person
>>> of
>>>>> the year and, after going back on forth on the viable candidates, I
>>>>> told
>>>>> her
>>>>> that it looks like it is going to have to be me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Son of a gun.....
>>>>> 
>>>>> they made me share it with you and the entire List.
>>>>> 
>>>>> ss
>>>>> 
>>>>> A politically correct seasons' greeting to all.
>>>>> 
>>>>> stan/rose/elton and the crew..
>>>>> 
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