Comments on: Captain’s Log…hehe…log.

By: Greig

Greig — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:11:30 +0000

Hi Dusty,

Sorry to hear about your tooth.

Here’s a tip from one lecturer to another:
I find that when I’m faced with a really tough question that leaves me standing there looking like I’m retarded, I just say:” EXCELLENT question. Finding the answer is part of your homework.” Then go home and feverishly look for the answer.

Hope it helps, and that you’ll feel better soon.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:35:45 +0000

Woot canal. Oof. I can welate. I had my fwist woot canal in May. It was oh so painfwul. I wish my Dentist bewieved me when I said I metabowized the pain kiwwer weawy fast, ’cause he dwilled into my big abscess-hole and I fewt it awot! Oh so painfwul!. He had to keep giving me shots and shots and shots. I cwied like a baby. The weceptionist came in to check on me because I was scawing the othew patients!

I fink my face is still swollen fwom it.

And…I have to wait foah next yeah to get my cwown because of dumb insuwance cwap. Ugh. I hope my toof doesn’t cwack befowe den!

I feew for you!

By: Parker

Parker — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:29:10 +0000

I can completely understand your situation. I work in my cube farm and wait to leave and recently dealt with being diagnosed with diverticulitis which is some of the worst pain I have ever felt and the doc fix me up ever so kindly with an 18 gauge needle to my lower abdomen without the advent of anesthetic or pain killers. Power through the pain and continue to write so I have something to look forward to during the day.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:34:24 +0000

How much of a profit do you take from the merchandise sales? If it’s not enough, maybe you can start a “Feed Dusty” fund like you did to buy the Dance Dance Revolution game. I am sure many of your loyal readers would be more than happy to contribute.

By: cathy

cathy — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:35:42 +0000

So you’re a ground instructor? Are you a flight instructor, too? Crap, you must be getting through this stuff fast. I was working on my commercial when you wrote about soloing, and I just got hired as a CFI.

If I didn’t get paid to fly with these kids, I’d still be doing it. I think that must be job satisfaction.

Until you solo them anyway, because then you’re just shitting kittens all over the place.

By: Byn

Byn — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:59:02 +0000

Life is the longest damn thing you’ll ever do.

I don’t always enjoy my job.
I think I would like it more if I didn’t go in at 6:30 in the morning.

Like, if I got to pick my hours. Just show up when I wanna.
That’d rock pretty hard.

By: Devon

Devon — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:47:29 +0000

“It is EIGHT OF THE TWELVE HOURS YOU ARE AWAKE ENOUGH TO TAKE NOTE OF THE WORLD. MAKE IT COUNT”

Dusty….your so right, life is too short.

By: YaHear

YaHear — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:00:56 +0000

Quite a support system you have here. You tell us about your week, and we all tell you you’re terrific for it. Am I jealous? Hell no, look at the week you had. I just like to be different…..so…you suck and you’re stupid…..see? Looking forward to the next entry, Mr. Junior Birdman, sir.

By: theCDP.

theCDP. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:21:11 +0000

Hell yeah, Dusty. You truly are the man. Glad your tooth is feeling better.

Remember when I interviewed you back in May? Well, shortly thereafter, I was inspired to compile my best essays into a book. Do I have you to thank? I’ll never know.

Anyway, today is November 30, and my book was just released nationwide. Orders are flying in, and more importantly, my dream to be a published author just came true.

I know what you’ve been saying now. I get it. Thanks.

-Ryan Zeinert
communistdance@yahoo.com
http://www.theCDP.net

By: groundloop

groundloop — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:12:25 +0000

Phil:

Your employee is probably a junky and didn’t feel it anyway.

Dusty:

I’m one of the lucky ones that has a hobby as a job and financially secure too because of it. It takes some real stones to bail out without a parachute and still land lightly on your feet.
Congrats!!