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Offline BeSeeingYou

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changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« on: May 10, 2013, 06:01:46 PM »
   Been away for a bit mostly due to arm and nerve issues related to computer time.  Since I make my living with my hands this is a big deal.  I have cut way back on time spent on the internet, maybe 2-3 hours per week and things are much better and I found out that that's all I really need for email and purchases, etc.  Everything else, porn ;D, and entertainment is out.
    The other contributing factor was just the time spent.  I looked at it recently and just on this site it was just too much....I found it alarming actually.  This is going to be a very busy summer for me with several big things I want to get done, boat, bikes, house, and a long vacation so I just don't have that time to spend on the internet anymore.  I'll check in now and again but I just won't be back on any regular basis.  Maybe I'll see some of you on the road around the Twin Cites this summer.
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Re: changing priorities
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2013, 06:08:56 PM »
yeah ive been thinking a little along those lines aswell,ive only had a computer for a couple of years and the hours spent can add up if you dont set a limit like you would have to for children?
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Re: changing priorities
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2013, 07:03:31 PM »
Porn and cat pictures are very important for ma mental health. They are provided mainly from internet...I do understand you shift on priority, though. Good luck.
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Re: changing priorities
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2013, 10:35:07 PM »
when I was riding 100 or more miles a night I had the numb hands, not unlike working on a fishing boat.  I just try to ignore it.
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Re: changing priorities
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2013, 01:48:03 AM »
sorry to hear you won't be around so much Srust, but I hear ya with the online time limit's...
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Re: changing priorities
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2013, 12:16:59 PM »
I've been through that too. One day you realize you spend more time with online people than with real people, and you know that it's fair to spend more time with the people around you. Take a break from the internet, it's good for you. I use the web every day, but on summer I travel for two weeks with the family to the beach with no computer whatsoever and, believe it or not, I don't miss it? It is good for the mental health to take a break every now and then.

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Re: changing priorities
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2013, 12:56:11 PM »
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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2013, 06:03:28 PM »
Rust,
why not just hire a secretary to take dictation surfing the internet for you?
You can deduct her salary from the business income.

On the other hand.....this past weekend I refereed 6 soccer games
instead of being on here  ;D

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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2013, 06:09:55 PM »
No porn?  bummer






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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2013, 07:49:51 PM »
I'm not around as much lately because of cheese. :)

I'm studying to become an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional.  I take the exam at the end of July.  I just spent a week in Wisconsin learning from the best of the best and touring several cheese-making facilities.  It's fascinating and a fantastic experience, but it's requiring a lot of studying and reading. 
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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2013, 08:02:35 PM »
Thanks for the chuckle, Gordon. ;D ;D
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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2013, 11:31:22 AM »
Quote from: Gordon on May 15, 2013, 07:49:51 PM
I'm not around as much lately because of cheese. :)

I'm studying to become an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional.  I take the exam at the end of July.  I just spent a week in Wisconsin learning from the best of the best and touring several cheese-making facilities.  It's fascinating and a fantastic experience, but it's requiring a lot of studying and reading.

You know that stuff will back you up, don't you Gordon?  ;D
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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2013, 01:02:58 PM »
Instead of?  :o  I have very little down-time at home to begin with  ::)
I have 4 kids. (boys 10&7, twin girls 3)
I volunteer coaching baseball for kids with special needs.
high-functioning kids to wheelchair-bound with CP. (my youngest son qualifies for this team)
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I teach 8-10 hours per week, and play on and coach several nationally ranked adult teams.
I get my riding in to and from my various jobs. 
I work on my CB and drink whisky or tequila when all of the above is done and the house is quiet.
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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2013, 01:05:21 PM »
Quote from: Gordon on May 15, 2013, 07:49:51 PM
I'm not around as much lately because of cheese. :)

I'm studying to become an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional.  I take the exam at the end of July.  I just spent a week in Wisconsin learning from the best of the best and touring several cheese-making facilities.  It's fascinating and a fantastic experience, but it's requiring a lot of studying and reading.

And laxatives?
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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2013, 02:16:08 PM »
I spent a lot of time online after breaking up with the woman I wanted to marry.....slipped into a slight depression as is normal in that situation. Now I need to get my gears back in order and work on the new house (one year and I haven't done a thing!) I have to remodel two bathrooms, a kitchen, and the den is getting turned into a man cave/motorcycle shop/garage-mahal. Then I have to do the yard...landscaping, screen in the back porch, get new windows, hurricane shutters. This should keep me busy all this year. Then I can have a lot of fun next year, instead of just an evening event with friends once in a while. The bike rides after work and on Sundays will keep me smiling...that's why getting my bike done was my first priority. I KNEW it would snap me out of my funk and get me going again, and it did.   :D
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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2013, 02:31:45 PM »
Quote from: marknpb on May 16, 2013, 02:16:08 PM
The bike rides after work and on Sundays will keep me smiling...that's why getting my bike done was my first priority. I KNEW it would snap me out of my funk and get me going again, and it did.   :D
RIGHT ON!  8)
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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2013, 01:34:22 PM »
Quote from: DukieFrankenkit on May 16, 2013, 01:05:21 PM
Quote from: Gordon on May 15, 2013, 07:49:51 PM
I'm not around as much lately because of cheese. :)

I'm studying to become an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional.  I take the exam at the end of July.  I just spent a week in Wisconsin learning from the best of the best and touring several cheese-making facilities.  It's fascinating and a fantastic experience, but it's requiring a lot of studying and reading.

And laxatives?
Lloyd Christmas recommends Turbo-Lax.

:)

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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2013, 08:57:05 PM »
Brilliant frigging thread among the non bike threads. I do woodworking, clean and make stuff when not online. I get a lot of motivation from the forum and...circle complete right......
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Re: changing priorities or "what did you do instead of the internet"?
« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2013, 05:11:20 AM »
You mean you guys have a life outside this Forum?
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