Linked in to the Tree Cowboy
The Tree Cowboy, Wayne Shannon, just sent me a invite to join his circle in that LinkedIn social network deal. And If you ever need an Arborist he is one to choose, wow - you won’t be able to take you eyes off him climbing around in your trees. I had all of my girlfriends over to watch him last time I needed a few trees cut down. Anyway, I filled out the account information on LinkedIn and got to the place where they want you to choose the industry that you work in. This always disturbs me since the list is lame with choices like Fishery, Think Tank or Supermarkets. I HATE that list. It is like from the fifties when people did only one easily identifiable thing, all of their lives.
I get all whacked out about it because I don’t fit in one of their little boxes, you cannot pick several of them. and even then the categories suck. They need revision for the modern woman ( or man). I am distressed that I can’t find a category like Entreprenuer, Dog Lover, Mother, Artist, Jack of all Trades, Bossy Older Sister, or even Builder.
My problem is I have had at least nine lives. I have a Ph.D. in clinical psychologist and back in the day I had a thriving private practice. In that same lifetime I started Eating Disorder and Alcohol and Drug programs across the country for a hospital chain and while doing that did TV and radio talk shows and TV commercials. Then a turn of fate pushed me into running a medical records software company at a time when I didn’t know how to do much more than write a letter with Word Perfect. When we had to change our software from DOS to Windows I found out about Federal SBIR grants and ended up detting millions of dollars ( the Ph.D. research training finally paid off). After psychiatric hospitals started using computers, our software finally caught on and we eventually were able to sell the business to a larger company ( thank god).
Not wanting to go back to sitting in a little room all day long with one person after another, I decided to design and build buildings which is what I did for a hobby for my whole life. I love doing it and figured out that it is one of my major artistic outlets, but alas an expensive, risky one. With real estate currently in the pits I am taking a breather from starting new projects and twiddling my thumbs, waiting for someone to buy my last two masterpieces over on Auburn avenue, I am helping my sister with getting a building set up for her Felted Heart business and running a bed and breakfast in our giant loft in Atlanta. Oh and I am also trying to get the rentals up for the Florida beach house that I just finished rebuilding after it was completely destroyed by Hurricane Ivan.
But today, after attending Hollis’s writing academy on Sunday, I have to add that I am a writer. She says I am and the evidence is that I am having a hard time getting anything else done because I am on a writing roll. Time will tell. In the meantime, writer is the box I checked to get LinkedIn to Wayne Shannon, Tree Cowboy. Next time you have a problem tree, check him out.
Grant Henry responds:
Posted: April 21st, 2008 at 7:09 pm →
You earned you. You said it. You are it.
Congratulations!!!
Name it and claim it girl!
I’ve decided on the title of my coming out book:
I DID THE DELL DUDE’S DAD!
…and a book about my relationship with hector:
TE QUIERO, PUTO!
p.s. I’ve had my eye on the tree cowboy for years,
and now that he’s got a crew cut!
Lord!
However,
Living in a Loft,
I have no tree!
I’ll have to settle for him
trimming my bush.
Judi responds:
Posted: April 22nd, 2008 at 6:06 am →
Grant - hell people are going to be reading my blog just to read your comments. You even had my mother laughing and she wants to see your studio when she comes back through Atlanta. She thinks one of her priest friends would love a Sister Louisa painting.
Grant Henry responds:
Posted: April 22nd, 2008 at 8:11 am →
i don’t know about that.
i read your blog to read your blog
and to get to know judi knight.
anytime you want to bring someone over
to
sister louisa’s art gallery
in the church of the living room
and ping pong emporium…
come on in, precious!
you just call.
no pressure on buying,
it’s all about the troof.
also,
if you want to
have a progressive party,
you can have your guests
bounce over to sister louisa’s
to praise the lawd
and ping the pong.
tree cowboy responds:
Posted: May 24th, 2008 at 12:13 pm →
Hey, this is Tree Cowboy. I got a great laugh out of this ! My publicist sent me this blog link. My insurance portfolio doesn’t cover bush trimming. Arborists have there hands full with just the trees.
Judi responds:
Posted: May 25th, 2008 at 7:42 am →
Hi Tree Cowboy, Funny that sometimes I forget that the people I write about may actually read it. Just like I forget the rule of thumb when you have a garage sale you should wait till your best friend comes and goes before you put her Christmas gift out for sale! Glad you enjoyed it.