OT: What I do

That's very interesting Christine.
A very worthwhile and rewarding vocation.
Cheers
Bronwyn

Christine said:

I am thinking of newish places (to me, at least). If you have
suggestions, tell me the food related reasons why it would make a good
contract...

_Frank Stitt's Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from
Highlands Bar and Grill_ will make you want to move to Alabama.

I'd like to move back to the Pacific Northwest (Seattle in particular, but
I'd settle for coastal Oregon or Washington) for the food -- and the wine.

Chicago has a nice variety of food offerings, too, and of course you can
find passable bagels in New York City if you look hard enough. :-)

Bob

On 20 Mar 2006 23:13:01 -0600, "Bob Terwilliger"

virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz said:

Christine said:

I am thinking of newish places (to me, at least). If you have
suggestions, tell me the food related reasons why it would make a good
contract...

_Frank Stitt's Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from
Highlands Bar and Grill_ will make you want to move to Alabama.

I still want this book. The south is one area in which I am
interested..even though I grew up in VA.

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I'd like to move back to the Pacific Northwest (Seattle in particular, but
I'd settle for coastal Oregon or Washington) for the food -- and the wine.

That is one place that is on the agenda. 😉

Christine

Bronwyn said:

That's very interesting Christine.
A very worthwhile and rewarding vocation.

It's work for her, Bron.
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Bronwyn said:

That's very interesting Christine.
A very worthwhile and rewarding vocation.

It's work for her, Bron.

Doesn't vocation mean work in the US? I thought that was a standard word,
but as we often find out there are some big differences in meanings of
words between US and Australian english.<g>.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

On Tue 21 Mar 2006 04:18:01a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Rhonda
Anderson?

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Bronwyn said:

That's very interesting Christine.
A very worthwhile and rewarding vocation.

It's work for her, Bron.

Doesn't vocation mean work in the US? I thought that was a standard word,
but as we often find out there are some big differences in meanings of
words between US and Australian english.<g>.

It seems to be more commonly used to described a "chosen field" of work or
a "calling", not necessarily the work itself or the work one is currently
employed at. Although most people have jobs, many are not working in their
"vocation". Actually, I don't seem to hear the word used much in the US
anymore, although it used to be.

As it applieds to Christine, I would say that "vocation" is entirely
appropriate.

From The American Heritage Dictionary:

*A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly
suited or qualified.

*An inclination, as if in response to a summons, to undertake a certain
kind of work, especially a religious career; a calling.

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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BIOYA

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On 20 Mar 2006 19:45:34 -0800, Bronwyn wrote:

> That's very interesting Christine.
> A very worthwhile and rewarding vocation.

It's work for her, Bron.

Doesn't vocation mean work in the US? I thought that was a standard
word, but as we often find out there are some big differences in
meanings of words between US and Australian english.<g>.

It seems to be more commonly used to described a "chosen field" of
work or a "calling", not necessarily the work itself or the work one
is currently employed at. Although most people have jobs, many are
not working in their "vocation".

I suppose I would think of the "chosen field" definition, rather than a
calling (unless the word was used in reference to a nun <g>😉. But I
thought that would be appropriate in this case - I would think that for
the majority of nurses, nursing would be a vocation or they wouldn't stay
nurses for terribly long - it's not a job you do for easy money or to
fill in some time. I just wondered if perhaps it meant something
completely different, but now I think about it, by "it's work" sf
possibly meant that it wasn't something Christine particularly wanted or
was suited to do.

Actually, I don't seem to hear the

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word used much in the US anymore, although it used to be.

Same here, really. A long time ago there were Vocational Guidance places
here which helped you work out what job you were best suited to, so the
first definition you give below would be the one I would think of first
when I hear this word - which is why I would associate it with work.

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As it applieds to Christine, I would say that "vocation" is entirely
appropriate.

From The American Heritage Dictionary:

*A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is
particularly suited or qualified.

*An inclination, as if in response to a summons, to undertake a
certain kind of work, especially a religious career; a calling.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

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Bronwyn said:

That's very interesting Christine.
A very worthwhile and rewarding vocation.

It's work for her, Bron.

Doesn't vocation mean work in the US? I thought that was a standard
word,
but as we often find out there are some big differences in meanings of

words between US and Australian english.<g>.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Technically the word vocation means a "calling" by "God" a summoning by
":God" for a particular person to do a particular work. Such as priests
& nuns. Who have heard the call to their "profession".

Though vulgarly meaning a, or any, job, it is more strictly applied to
that for which there is a strong attraction to the work, irrespective of
financial rewards, one may make a lot of money with a vocation, i can
think of a number of singers who just love to sing and are also very
successful at it financially, but one could just as easily have a person
"called" to a work that for whatever reason is not particularly
rewarding financially.

Someone just doing a job, would probly not stay with any particular job
that was financially unrewarding and in which they had no interest in,
if something better came along. And the person with a vocation, even
without any theological implications, might stick with a job (the
starving artist) rather than do something else for more money or
prestige.

I know a cabinet maker like this who is barely eking out a living but
loves the craft so much he is committed to it, despite the lack of
financial reward.

Of course he has been practising his craft for over 40 years now and, it
would appear as if things are about to change for him dramatically, in a
financial sense, he has become known amongst collectors and connoisseurs
and is starting to get more orders than he can accept and is abel to
charge markedly higher prices. But in the past he would make furniture,
cabinets, tables, chairs, candle stands (for moi) just for the love of
making them and in the beginning had a difficult time letting go of,
even for sale.

In a style kind of like the architect Frank Gherry (sp?) if he were
making furniture.
---
JL

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Bronwyn said:

That's very interesting Christine.
A very worthwhile and rewarding vocation.

It's work for her, Bron.

Doesn't vocation mean work in the US? I thought that was a standard word,
but as we often find out there are some big differences in meanings of
words between US and Australian english.<g>.

You could go to m-w.com and look up both meanings - then you'd
understand the fine difference.
🙂
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On 20 Mar 2006 19:45:34 -0800, Bronwyn wrote:

> That's very interesting Christine.
> A very worthwhile and rewarding vocation.

It's work for her, Bron.

Doesn't vocation mean work in the US? I thought that was a standard
word, but as we often find out there are some big differences in
meanings of words between US and Australian english.<g>.

You could go to m-w.com and look up both meanings - then you'd
understand the fine difference.
🙂

Yes. If you've seen Wayne's and my subsequent posts you'll see that I
hadn't really picked up on what you meant initially. Also, although I
know it means more of a job that you really are suited to, I suppose I
subconsciously just associated the word with any career/work. Probably
because of the old Vocational Guidance centres we used to have here.

However, as I mentioned in my other post, I would have thought nursing
would be a vocation for most people. Certainly my impression of nursing
careers here in Australia is not of a job one would stick with unless one
really wanted to do it.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Christine Dabney said:

Hiya folks,

This is off topic, but I am posting this here, cause I get asked so
much in the chat channel and other places about travel nursing. I
try to explain it, and I am not sure I really explain it very well.

Anyway, this is an article that was in Baltimore Sun recently, and I
thought some of you might get a better idea of how this works...
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-hs.nurses17mar17,0,1768424.story?coll=bal-home-headlines

On a side note (but an important one) I am trying to decide where to
go for future contracts. I am hoping to settle down (sorta) in NM
this summer, and I will have a multi-state license then. I am hoping
to travel half the year, at least, and stay home the rest of the
time,working in my home area.

I am wanting to explore the food/culture of various areas. If you
have recommendations I would love to hear them. I have spent time
here in northern California, a brief time in Phoenix, AZ, time in NM,
and I went back to the DC area about 2 years ago. Years ago, I spent
a bit of time in Texas, a few months in Florida, and also in Alaska.
Same with NJ...

I am thinking of newish places (to me, at least). If you have
suggestions, tell me the food related reasons why it would make a good
contract...

Christine

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Christine Dabney said:

I am wanting to explore the food/culture of various areas. If you
have recommendations I would love to hear them. I have spent time
here in northern California, a brief time in Phoenix, AZ, time in NM,
and I went back to the DC area about 2 years ago. Years ago, I spent
a bit of time in Texas, a few months in Florida, and also in Alaska.
Same with NJ...

I am thinking of newish places (to me, at least). If you have
suggestions, tell me the food related reasons why it would make a good
contract...

Have you tried New England? Boston, if you like big cities.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:46:52 GMT, [email hidden] (Curly

Sue) said:

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I am thinking of newish places (to me, at least). If you have
suggestions, tell me the food related reasons why it would make a good
contract...

Have you tried New England? Boston, if you like big cities.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

No, I haven't yet. Massachussets is a state in which it takes forever
to get endorsement for a nursing license...and they make one go
through hoops to get it. So Boston might be a very long way off. But
Maine and New Hampshire are part the of the multi-state license
compact..so I am wondering about those. What kind of food
heritage/products do those states have, other than the obvious Maine
lobsters?

Christine

Rhonda Anderson said:

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> On 20 Mar 2006 19:45:34 -0800, Bronwyn wrote:
>
>> That's very interesting Christine.
>> A very worthwhile and rewarding vocation.
>
> It's work for her, Bron.

Doesn't vocation mean work in the US? I thought that was a standard
word, but as we often find out there are some big differences in
meanings of words between US and Australian english.<g>.

You could go to m-w.com and look up both meanings - then you'd
understand the fine difference.
🙂

Yes. If you've seen Wayne's and my subsequent posts you'll see that I
hadn't really picked up on what you meant initially. Also, although I
know it means more of a job that you really are suited to, I suppose I
subconsciously just associated the word with any career/work. Probably
because of the old Vocational Guidance centres we used to have here.

However, as I mentioned in my other post, I would have thought nursing
would be a vocation for most people. Certainly my impression of nursing
careers here in Australia is not of a job one would stick with unless one
really wanted to do it.

Are you trying to say it's a labor of love?
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On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:05:23 GMT, Rhonda Anderson wrote:

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However, as I mentioned in my other post, I would have thought
nursing would be a vocation for most people. Certainly my impression
of nursing careers here in Australia is not of a job one would stick
with unless one really wanted to do it.

Are you trying to say it's a labor of love?

Close, I suppose, although I don't think many nurses (however much of a
vocation they feel) would keep doing it if they didn't get paid at all
<g>.

I'm saying that I would think that someone would need to have a vocation
for nursing - be particularly suited to it, really feel that that was
what they wanted to do - to remain in a nursing career. I don't think
it's something someone would do just to earn money - but perhaps that's
just me. I would think it could be quite a stressful job at the best of
times. I do know that we hear a bit here in NSW about the poor conditions
nurses have to work in - there is a shortage of nurses here so there is a
lot of pressure and high workloads, and my impression is that salaries
aren't extremely high.

Now, my job - that's just a job, not a vocation <g>. Although I'm
committed to what I do, and the organisation I work for, and most of the
time I enjoy my job (apart from the occasional day we all have when I
have to drag myself there) if I didn't have to work to pay the bills I'd
quit tomorrow :-)

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Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia