Comments on: The End: Forty Things I Learned In Forty Days http://thefortydays.com/2009/10/27/the-end-forty-things-i-learned-in-forty-days/ David Becker's Forty Days of Ferocious Funemployment Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:55:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kimberly http://thefortydays.com/2009/10/27/the-end-forty-things-i-learned-in-forty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Kimberly Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:52:51 +0000 http://thefortydays.com/?p=1199#comment-397 I just heard about your experiment (now that it's already over), but I've read every single entry from the first to the last. By now you are probably in your new position at the law firm and likely won't even see my comment, but just in case you do check back every once in a while...I wanted to tell you that I (literally) laughed, cried, snorted, felt envious and proud of you, and am inspired by you and your self-experiment. Thank you for sharing it with us out here on the interweb! Warmest of wishes to you and your family as you move forward into a new phase of your life. I sincerely hope that your heart and mind continues to be opened and that you find a way to share your new experiences with those around you. P.S. I also spent time in Tanzania earlier this year and climbed part of Kili - my blog is still up if you have the time or interest to peruse. I just heard about your experiment (now that it’s already over), but I’ve read every single entry from the first to the last. By now you are probably in your new position at the law firm and likely won’t even see my comment, but just in case you do check back every once in a while…I wanted to tell you that I (literally) laughed, cried, snorted, felt envious and proud of you, and am inspired by you and your self-experiment. Thank you for sharing it with us out here on the interweb!

Warmest of wishes to you and your family as you move forward into a new phase of your life. I sincerely hope that your heart and mind continues to be opened and that you find a way to share your new experiences with those around you.

P.S. I also spent time in Tanzania earlier this year and climbed part of Kili – my blog is still up if you have the time or interest to peruse.

]]> By: Laura http://thefortydays.com/2009/10/27/the-end-forty-things-i-learned-in-forty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Laura Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:01:07 +0000 http://thefortydays.com/?p=1199#comment-394 I don't actually know you (though you are a friend of a friend) but I just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed your blog and hearing about your project. Your sense of fun is infectious and your insights have been a delight to read. Thanks for injecting a bit of adventure into my day! Best of luck in your next big endeavor. :) I don’t actually know you (though you are a friend of a friend) but I just wanted to say how much I’ve enjoyed your blog and hearing about your project. Your sense of fun is infectious and your insights have been a delight to read. Thanks for injecting a bit of adventure into my day! Best of luck in your next big endeavor. :)

]]> By: Betsy http://thefortydays.com/2009/10/27/the-end-forty-things-i-learned-in-forty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Betsy Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:47:05 +0000 http://thefortydays.com/?p=1199#comment-393 Although you were a bit much to handle at times, all in all, this experience really revealed the best of you...your sharp wit, your fearlessness, your empathy, your honesty, your savvy writing skills, your thirst for knowledge, your dedication and your whimsical sense of adventure.  Plus you picked up some really useful skills in the process- unicycling, dj'ing, day trading, trapezing and axe throwing to name a few.  (And let's not forget muffin baking, lasagna making and diaper changing..) It's certainly been a wild ride, Becks, but also a fun one, and I'm quite proud of you. Although you were a bit much to handle at times, all in all, this experience really revealed the best of you…your sharp wit, your fearlessness, your empathy, your honesty, your savvy writing skills, your thirst for knowledge, your dedication and your whimsical sense of adventure.  Plus you picked up some really useful skills in the process- unicycling, dj’ing, day trading, trapezing and axe throwing to name a few.  (And let’s not forget muffin baking, lasagna making and diaper changing..) It’s certainly been a wild ride, Becks, but also a fun one, and I’m quite proud of you.

]]> By: angledge http://thefortydays.com/2009/10/27/the-end-forty-things-i-learned-in-forty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-392 angledge Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:29:40 +0000 http://thefortydays.com/?p=1199#comment-392 But but but but but.... what am I going to read now? What kind of law do you do? I mean, if I'm looking for a lawyer, I want to know he already has a clown suit. But but but but but…. what am I going to read now?

What kind of law do you do? I mean, if I’m looking for a lawyer, I want to know he already has a clown suit.

]]> By: Dad http://thefortydays.com/2009/10/27/the-end-forty-things-i-learned-in-forty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Dad Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:33:43 +0000 http://thefortydays.com/?p=1199#comment-389 Far from being embarrassed over your "antics," I couldn't be more proud of you. You have shown your mom and me, your friends, our friends, and total strangers through your activities and your writing that you are a unique, insightful, thoughtful, creative and courageous individual, in addition to being funny and smart. Your academic accomplishments and your work accomplishments in clerking for two juges pale in comparison to what you have accomplished over the past 40 days. These "antics" have given you a greater sense of the person that you are and, more importantly, the person that you can become. So enjoy life's journey. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, this is not the end, and it is not even the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning. Far from being embarrassed over your “antics,” I couldn’t be more proud of you. You have shown your mom and me, your friends, our friends, and total strangers through your activities and your writing that you are a unique, insightful, thoughtful, creative and courageous individual, in addition to being funny and smart. Your academic accomplishments and your work accomplishments in clerking for two juges pale in comparison to what you have accomplished over the past 40 days. These “antics” have given you a greater sense of the person that you are and, more importantly, the person that you can become. So enjoy life’s journey. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, this is not the end, and it is not even the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning.

]]> By: Karisa http://thefortydays.com/2009/10/27/the-end-forty-things-i-learned-in-forty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Karisa Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:50:48 +0000 http://thefortydays.com/?p=1199#comment-384 Sad its over for me, but happy for you. You really did a wonderful job on this blog. Truly. Thanks again. I'll see you soon. I promise. Sad its over for me, but happy for you. You really did a wonderful job on this blog. Truly.
Thanks again. I’ll see you soon. I promise.

]]> By: Mom http://thefortydays.com/2009/10/27/the-end-forty-things-i-learned-in-forty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Mom Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:46:33 +0000 http://thefortydays.com/?p=1199#comment-383 You are very lucky to have had the time and resources to experience what very few people can do with their time! You gave alot of people joy in reading what you wrote and they were looking forward to read about your next days adventure. You should definitely feel good about yourselve and this accomplishment. I do! I am also jealous that you had the guts do some of these things and I don't! Still haven't figured out where you go this from! You are very lucky to have had the time and resources to experience what very few people can do with their time!
You gave alot of people joy in reading what you wrote and they were looking forward to read about your next days adventure.
You should definitely feel good about yourselve and this accomplishment. I do!
I am also jealous that you had the guts do some of these things and I don’t!
Still haven’t figured out where you go this from!

]]> By: Jodi http://thefortydays.com/2009/10/27/the-end-forty-things-i-learned-in-forty-days/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Jodi Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:18:02 +0000 http://thefortydays.com/?p=1199#comment-382 A beautiful conclusion. Shivers were gotten. Good for you that you did this. It was inspiring and fun to watch/be a part of. A beautiful conclusion. Shivers were gotten. Good for you that you did this. It was inspiring and fun to watch/be a part of.

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