The Little Dog That Wouldn't Let Go
Viewing comments for Chapter 18 "A Change In My Working Life."Subtitle: God Never Lets Go!
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Comment from Gail Denham
An interesting life you led - getting to what you really wanted to do - which sounds like it was writing music. The story/autobiographical part of your story seemed a bit slow and burdened down - to me - but that's just my opinion. I'd like to have seen dialog, not simply monologue - and also short and long sentences used with perhaps some anecdotes.
I know it's a different type of story and I understand.
I'm assuming you got really busy in the music industry. Good for you.
reply by the author on 15-May-2019
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An interesting life you led - getting to what you really wanted to do - which sounds like it was writing music. The story/autobiographical part of your story seemed a bit slow and burdened down - to me - but that's just my opinion. I'd like to have seen dialog, not simply monologue - and also short and long sentences used with perhaps some anecdotes.
I know it's a different type of story and I understand.
I'm assuming you got really busy in the music industry. Good for you.
Comment Written 15-May-2019
reply by the author on 15-May-2019
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Thanks for coming along. No not busy in Music industry. Still unpublished. Hope you checked out the links that might have provided more entertainment. Did you read the chapter before about my trip in my new car? There is more coming we are putting up chapters either on Revive Certificates if they qualify or re -promoting for folks who have not seen my stuff before. Not really much op0prtunity for Dialogue in this chapter as I was alone a lot of the time in projection rooms and so on.
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Well, good luck in publishing your music, if that's your desire. I've never tried that - and perhaps it's not too easy.
Comment from robyn corum
S.,
Wow. Sounds like that could be a really fascinating job. Though I completely understand about watching some movies over and over. My granddaughters ask for the same movies time after time. ugh. I can recite every word! hahaha
Thanks!
reply by the author on 15-May-2019
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S.,
Wow. Sounds like that could be a really fascinating job. Though I completely understand about watching some movies over and over. My granddaughters ask for the same movies time after time. ugh. I can recite every word! hahaha
Thanks!
Comment Written 15-May-2019
reply by the author on 15-May-2019
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Thanks for being first "cab off the rank." Actually each time you view the same movie you will always pick up something you missed before. We watch the same movies over and over we have more than 700 movies and miniseries on DVD, here.
Comment from Dean Kuch
Hello, Geoff.
In keeping true to my word, I'm here to read your latest. I will do my very best to try and keep up, but that's about all I can promise you...
This position began at a time when I was reaching a new peak in my Spiritual life. If it wasn't a peak, well, it was a period in my life when I began to take more notice of things of a spiritual nature. So over a time - although I really enjoyed the time at Macquarie - I had to decide how far I was to go there....There was a time I studied to become an ordained minister at Liberty, University, in Virginia, Geoff.
But...things change...
I quit after two years. 'Nuff said...
However, it was a general opinion among other staff, that he (my manager) did not want to share all the overtime he got from running movies in the theater at night, with some lesser mortal....I suppose that's understandable.
Survival of the fittest, 'ey, mate?
I learned a lot about 'campus culture', or university lifestyle, in my time at Macquarie. The outside world has absolutely no understanding of some of the things that go on in the University realm. Unless of course you have been either a staff member or a student there. We even had our famous "Occupation Of The Vice Chancellor's Office" by the students, in my time there....Oh, you are so right about that, Cobber.
They haven't the slightest idea whatsoever...
On a number of occasions, during my time at Macquarie, there would be material I had to run (on 16mm film) for lectures which, quite strongly conflicted with my newly adopted spiritual position. Some of the "Behavioural Science" material quite seriously went in opposites to my beliefs. I suppose that was good in one way-- at least I had to think about where I stood on a lot of the issues presented. However, only being in the session to run the movies, I couldn't really judge whether current thought, at the time, would agree or disagree with these philosophies. ...Ah, that may be so, but you were hired to do a job, and do a job when hired you must.
Religious preferences aside...
~Dean
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2017
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Hello, Geoff.
In keeping true to my word, I'm here to read your latest. I will do my very best to try and keep up, but that's about all I can promise you...
This position began at a time when I was reaching a new peak in my Spiritual life. If it wasn't a peak, well, it was a period in my life when I began to take more notice of things of a spiritual nature. So over a time - although I really enjoyed the time at Macquarie - I had to decide how far I was to go there....There was a time I studied to become an ordained minister at Liberty, University, in Virginia, Geoff.
But...things change...
I quit after two years. 'Nuff said...
However, it was a general opinion among other staff, that he (my manager) did not want to share all the overtime he got from running movies in the theater at night, with some lesser mortal....I suppose that's understandable.
Survival of the fittest, 'ey, mate?
I learned a lot about 'campus culture', or university lifestyle, in my time at Macquarie. The outside world has absolutely no understanding of some of the things that go on in the University realm. Unless of course you have been either a staff member or a student there. We even had our famous "Occupation Of The Vice Chancellor's Office" by the students, in my time there....Oh, you are so right about that, Cobber.
They haven't the slightest idea whatsoever...
On a number of occasions, during my time at Macquarie, there would be material I had to run (on 16mm film) for lectures which, quite strongly conflicted with my newly adopted spiritual position. Some of the "Behavioural Science" material quite seriously went in opposites to my beliefs. I suppose that was good in one way-- at least I had to think about where I stood on a lot of the issues presented. However, only being in the session to run the movies, I couldn't really judge whether current thought, at the time, would agree or disagree with these philosophies. ...Ah, that may be so, but you were hired to do a job, and do a job when hired you must.
Religious preferences aside...
~Dean
Comment Written 29-Mar-2017
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2017
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Thanks mate I do appreciate your time. Ordained minister huh! I was heading that way as you will see if you hang around.
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I promise I'll do my best.
You're more than welcome.
~Dean :)
Comment from davisr (Rhonda)
Great job of telling the story about your building career as a projectionist. Sounds like you had some conflicts with your beliefs. I love the movie Ben Hur!!
I'm about to leave for work, but will check out your links later this afternoon.
Great job,
Take care,
Rhonda
reply by the author on 28-Mar-2017
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Great job of telling the story about your building career as a projectionist. Sounds like you had some conflicts with your beliefs. I love the movie Ben Hur!!
I'm about to leave for work, but will check out your links later this afternoon.
Great job,
Take care,
Rhonda
Comment Written 28-Mar-2017
reply by the author on 28-Mar-2017
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Thanks Sis, glad we connected over on Fb afterall it was Fb I found FS on in the first place hehe. Lord Bless.
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I didn't know that. How funny! I'm glad to have found you there as well!
Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca
...how far I was to go there.
He had a fair way to travel...
Paragraph 4 is a little confusing. Not complete sentences.
I can relate to fear of heighs and that would be a job I cant do. Loved the last paragraph and had to laugh at you snoozing
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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...how far I was to go there.
He had a fair way to travel...
Paragraph 4 is a little confusing. Not complete sentences.
I can relate to fear of heighs and that would be a job I cant do. Loved the last paragraph and had to laugh at you snoozing
Comment Written 27-Mar-2017
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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Thanks Barb I have a few Chapters to repair now hehe. Appreciate your lovely review.
Comment from MelB
had had a fair way to travel to work from Hurstville, in our Southern suburbs. - (He) had
The Bible Studies were led by a Lance. McClintock and most of the students were equipped with "J B Phillips" Translations of the Bible. - Lance[.]
A nice mixture of your growing career and budding faith. I like the part when you shouted that was what your KJV said too!
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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had had a fair way to travel to work from Hurstville, in our Southern suburbs. - (He) had
The Bible Studies were led by a Lance. McClintock and most of the students were equipped with "J B Phillips" Translations of the Bible. - Lance[.]
A nice mixture of your growing career and budding faith. I like the part when you shouted that was what your KJV said too!
Comment Written 27-Mar-2017
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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Thanks Sis will work on the spags thanks for coming along. Did you see the previous chapter I think there is still rewards on it if you have not beer n there already?
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I'm not sure. I will go back and look. I'm working on my taxes, which makes my brain feel fried!
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Hi Sis thanks for the help on the Uni Chapter I have fixed it and added some more changes. About the had had....it was not necessary there anyway...but in Australia we do use the expression 'had had' at times...when so and so had had some trouble etc. I questined it with my Sis in law a retured Uni lecturer in English as our former PM who she never liked used it and she agreed with his use of same. Even though she doesn't like the man...She is a typical intellectual...LEFTY! Another difference in our "Englishes" we speak. Lord Bless.
Comment from Thomas Bowling
Another very good chapter birthday boy. I stopped having birthdays years ago. You should try it. Doctors say they have discovered a pill that will make people age backward. It will be on the market in three years.
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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Another very good chapter birthday boy. I stopped having birthdays years ago. You should try it. Doctors say they have discovered a pill that will make people age backward. It will be on the market in three years.
Comment Written 27-Mar-2017
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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ha ha Thomas. You are a bit of a case, mate. I think I heard about that one too on the telly other day. One of my old friends had me as 33 not 66 and Facebook video picked that up ha...have a look. Thanks for the lovely review and Cheers
Comment from Meia (MESAYERS)
The Bible Studies were led by a Lance. McClintock and most of the students were equipped with "J B Phillips" Translations of the Bible. During one of the studies Lance commented on a point he was making saying that the part we were looking at "literally meant" such and such! I forget what passage we were in, but I looked at my KJV translation and shouted...
"Hey, that is exactly what my bible says!" So from that time onward for the rest of the camp, I became known as the "KJV" man!'
This made me smile. I really enjoyed this work overall. It is great, well done and keep on writing as I like your work a lot kindest regards Meia x
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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The Bible Studies were led by a Lance. McClintock and most of the students were equipped with "J B Phillips" Translations of the Bible. During one of the studies Lance commented on a point he was making saying that the part we were looking at "literally meant" such and such! I forget what passage we were in, but I looked at my KJV translation and shouted...
"Hey, that is exactly what my bible says!" So from that time onward for the rest of the camp, I became known as the "KJV" man!'
This made me smile. I really enjoyed this work overall. It is great, well done and keep on writing as I like your work a lot kindest regards Meia x
Comment Written 27-Mar-2017
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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Thanks Meia...your Christian...and I believe you may be a Sis in Christ?? Hmm??..Name is the "i" actually a 'j' when spoken? Niece has twins in Poland (she is married to a Pole) and the kids are Maja and Janeck...other way around I know but just guessing...their J's are pronounced as y's. Sorry for the tangent. Appreciate your lovely review. If you look back you might still get some rewards on the previous chapter.
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written chapter on your working life. A change is sometimes as good as a holiday. It is mean of any boss not to tell the new employees about all the benefits they can use.
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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A very well-written chapter on your working life. A change is sometimes as good as a holiday. It is mean of any boss not to tell the new employees about all the benefits they can use.
Comment Written 27-Mar-2017
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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Yes I think it was his smoking and his headache powders to keep him awake, affected him. Thanks very much for the lovely review.
Comment from Mustang Patty
Thank you for sharing your continuing saga of your work history. I love the way you have intertwined your growing faith and spiritual life with the progression of your jobs. Sometimes God moves us to a better physical place in order to hear Him better.
~patty~
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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Thank you for sharing your continuing saga of your work history. I love the way you have intertwined your growing faith and spiritual life with the progression of your jobs. Sometimes God moves us to a better physical place in order to hear Him better.
~patty~
Comment Written 27-Mar-2017
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2017
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AMEN Patty thanks so much for following along. I can't remember if I have read any of your stuff. have you been on FS for long? I promise I will reciprocate. Hoping this is my last time through on review as I need to get published...probably self- publish, soon. We are about half way in my book so far....almost anyway...it is all finished esxcept for any new corrections needed. Lord Bless from Australia.
