Today in the cafe I ran into a young Googler. We got to talking about his relationship, and he revealed that he's preparing to have kids soon.
Me: "Really? Are you ready for that?" [He's only 23.]
Him: "Is anyone ever ready?"
Me: "That's true."
Him: "It's like a work project, actually. You're not 100% sure that it'll work out, but you trust in the people doing it."
:)
Here's an ancient joke: "Programming is like sex: make one mistake and you'll have to support it for a lifetime."
ReplyDeleteGood plan. When the kids go off to college he'll be only 43-48, plenty of time to go off and do wild things.
ReplyDeleteIf you have the means...I recommend early rather than late. Get'em outta the house so you can have fun in your later years.
ReplyDeleteI just had my 2nd and I'm 40...FTL!
Interfacing with machines seems like a refuge, a way of not being in the world. But we're all given our default allocation of time for stamp collecting, and I suppose it does not really matter what sort of stamps you collect. A few short decades after your passing, your existance will fade from the awareness of the world and it will be as if you were never born. Cupcakes for everyone! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat joke Piaw Na! I hadn't heard that one before.
ReplyDeleteThis post reminded me of my favorite Niniane Wang soundbite.
Hire me I work cheap...
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