Welp, I'm back!

[Kaptain Skitzo]

It's been a long 18 months. Yep, it ~18 months ago we found out Rose, my wife, was terminally ill from ovarian cancer, and 15 months ago that she passed away(at the age of 44). I've been in and out of depression(no suicidal thoughts, though...I went through that phase in my mid 20's), and pretty much have lost my motivation for doing almost anything.

I have been struggling to get by, but work has been helpfull in giving me all the hours I can handle in the spring and fall(our busy seasons). Hell, there was a stretch where I worked 70 hours a week, and didn't take a day off for over a month.

I did score an Amiga 4000 Tower earlier this year....I couldn't pass it up for the price. Although my grandmother almost $h!t a gold brick when I brought it all home. I still haven't sorted all that stuff out yet. I'll get around to it, one of these days.

I had to re-format my computer earlier this year, too....what a pain that is. But it's still working good. Lost a lot of data, though. Ah well, served me right....I learned ages ago about backups.

Anyhow, it's good to be back on my vintage forums(both here and Atariage.com), I've really missed coming in here.

[Vlad]

Welcome back! Glad to have you here again.

[ziloo]

Welcome back aboard Kaptain!!!

My condolences to you and your family for the loss of
your loved one...

Best wishes for health and happiness to all!

ziloo

[Erik]

Welcome back.

Condolences from our family to yours. It's a long road, I'm sure. Be strong and be well.

[Kaptain Skitzo]

Thanks guys, it's good to be back. I'll be trying to not stay away so long anymore. Although I've got TONS of work to do around the house.
:rolleyes:
I need motivation. In a big way.

[ziloo]

I need motivation. In a big way.


Sometimes I envy my great-grandfathers' jobs when they were either
farmers or carpenters or builders or tailors or whatever it was that
they were doing, they were with the whole process from the beginning
all the way to the end. They could see the result of their jobs in its
entirety as a whole. They could be walking in the street and boast
that... hey, you see that house...I built that; you see that tree,
I planted that ten years ago; you see those fancy windows, I made them.

Todays jobs are so complex and convoluted that dozens of people have to
come together to finish it, and many times they don't even see the
result of their work. All they get is a piece of paper that we call it
"paycheck". People go to great lengths to convert that paycheck into
something that is more meaningful than just paying rents or mortgages,
utility bills, food, and other stuff of survival. Some people try to
convert that quantity, no matter how limited it is, into quality. You see
people on this forum, like yourself, who enjoy spending their free time
(and sometimes money) helping and teaching others.

I speak from my very limited personal experience and I have no intention
to give advise here, but as a forum fellow to another...

If you have your own kids, then your job is cut out for you. But if
you don't, then doing some voluntary work with small kids would make
a world of difference for you. There are many types of programs you can
join to work with small children including teaching them to work with
computers, or fixing broken computers for use by needy families. Seeing
the varieties of social problems that our younger generation is facing
today, as far as one individual's contribution is concerned, I say invest
in children, invest in children, invest in children. You can't believe how
much of a difference, a man of your age and experience, can make in a child's
life.

ziloo