One Mile at a Time [OMaaT] discussions [merged]
Dec 15, 2015, 9:27 am
#1352
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I don't know Ford, you don't know Ford. To jump to the conclusion he is a "kept man" is ludicrous. Maybe he is working on a doctoral dissertation, something he could easily do and travel. Or maybe he hasn't taken a vacation in 4 years and has a lot of accrued time. Maybe he has family money and doesn't work. Who knows? To keep asserting your conclusion is indisputably right based on some trip reports is inane
Dec 15, 2015, 10:04 am
#1353
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Or maybe a reader can put 2 and 2 together and reasonably conclude that he is being treated to a number of very high-end trips that would leave little time for a doctoral dissertation or performance of an actual job.
Or maybe the requirements for completing an advanced degree or performance of any kind of meaningful work has become ridiculously simple.
Who knows?
I'm guessing he is a professional "blogger", which is concerning given his writing skills.
Or maybe the requirements for completing an advanced degree or performance of any kind of meaningful work has become ridiculously simple.
Who knows?
I'm guessing he is a professional "blogger", which is concerning given his writing skills.
Dec 15, 2015, 10:30 am
#1354
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I wasn't defending him so much as calling out your jumping to unsupported conclusions in a catty way.
I don't know Ford, you don't know Ford. To jump to the conclusion he is a "kept man" is ludicrous. Maybe he is working on a doctoral dissertation, something he could easily do and travel. Or maybe he hasn't taken a vacation in 4 years and has a lot of accrued time. Maybe he has family money and doesn't work. Who knows? To keep asserting your conclusion is indisputably right based on some trip reports is inane
I don't know Ford, you don't know Ford. To jump to the conclusion he is a "kept man" is ludicrous. Maybe he is working on a doctoral dissertation, something he could easily do and travel. Or maybe he hasn't taken a vacation in 4 years and has a lot of accrued time. Maybe he has family money and doesn't work. Who knows? To keep asserting your conclusion is indisputably right based on some trip reports is inane
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ford-beckett-537645b6
Dec 15, 2015, 11:20 am
#1355
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Ford is a tech recruiter and only graduated undergrad a year ago. I suspect he's making 40k a year which would make him a kept man.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ford-beckett-537645b6
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ford-beckett-537645b6
Dec 15, 2015, 11:30 am
#1357
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 4,374
Exeter is expensive but offers financial aid to some. Regardless, plenty of families splurge on education but little else. I'll bet the vast majority of Exeter students have never flown first class.
What boggles my mind is why the OMAAT bio for Ford mentions Exeter at all. He is a college graduate and a working professional. At this point, as they say, nobody cares about your high school.
What boggles my mind is why the OMAAT bio for Ford mentions Exeter at all. He is a college graduate and a working professional. At this point, as they say, nobody cares about your high school.
Dec 15, 2015, 11:37 am
#1358
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Exeter is expensive but offers financial aid to some. Regardless, plenty of families splurge on education but little else. I'll bet the vast majority of Exeter students have never flown first class.
What boggles my mind is why the OMAAT bio for Ford mentions Exeter at all. He is a college graduate and a working professional. At this point, as they say, nobody cares about your high school.
What boggles my mind is why the OMAAT bio for Ford mentions Exeter at all. He is a college graduate and a working professional. At this point, as they say, nobody cares about your high school.
Dec 15, 2015, 2:01 pm
#1360
Join Date: May 2006
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While I agree with your assessment of the current comments, I do question why you feel it is an amazing resource.
Dec 15, 2015, 2:39 pm
#1362
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Even if Ford IS a kept man, who cares? As long as people are of age and no one is being held against their will or abused what goes on in a relationship is between those two only as far as I'm concerned. Good for Ford and good for Lucky.
Dec 15, 2015, 4:25 pm
#1364
Join Date: Feb 2011
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What, do you need a degree in English to write a travel blog? Welcome to the age of the internet where anyone can say anything. It's amazing and terrible, but shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has been alive through the 2000s.
Dec 15, 2015, 4:34 pm
#1365
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You don't need a degree in English to write a cogent, intelligent, and insightful blog posting. You do however need basic writing skills and a working familiarity with English grammar to make the blog worthwhile.