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May 26, 2015 at 11:33 am
Jealousy.
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RE: My Office [pic-heavy]
May 26, 2015 at 11:38 am
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I have a robin!
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(slinks away feeling very small and very very jealous.)
So how, exactly, does God know that She's NOT a brain in a vat? 
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RE: My Office [pic-heavy]
May 26, 2015 at 12:03 pm
For those of you who are jealous, remember, he is in Texas. If just saying that is not enough, take a look at typical summer temperatures in Texas, and that should reduce your jealousy.
Also, typically, people who work in parks are paid in scenery, not in huge incomes.
That said, his pictures are beautiful and he does seem to have a good appreciation for what he has. I am happy for him.
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RE: My Office [pic-heavy]
May 26, 2015 at 4:53 pm
I'm a lucky man, to be sure. I don't make a hell of a lot of money, less than half what I made from British Petroleum, but I am happier knowing that I'm helping to keep a tiny corner of the world safe for an endangered species. I get paid to hike. I'm cool with that.
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RE: My Office [pic-heavy]
May 26, 2015 at 6:06 pm
(May 26, 2015 at 4:53 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: I'm a lucky man, to be sure. I don't make a hell of a lot of money, less than half what I made from British Petroleum, but I am happier knowing that I'm helping to keep a tiny corner of the world safe for an endangered species. I get paid to hike. I'm cool with that.
Boom. A recent lesson I learned in life. Not all about money. I make so much less now than I did 5 months ago, but my stress level is a tenth of what it was, and on Monday I'll be starting school to learn to do something I'm passionate about. My happiness is 100% improved.
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RE: My Office [pic-heavy]
May 27, 2015 at 9:47 am
Parker, your office looks so rad
Hope you're staying safe down there? Take care of yourself
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RE: My Office [pic-heavy]
May 27, 2015 at 10:16 am
Parker, Great Pictures! Stay safe
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RE: My Office [pic-heavy]
May 27, 2015 at 10:26 am
On behalf of all of us who are stuck in office buildings, I have to say:
Parker, sir, you are scum.
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RE: My Office [pic-heavy]
May 27, 2015 at 11:24 am
Glad I finally stumbled onto this thread. Great pics of a great office. I didn't see any pics of people in the water but there seemed to be a few signs aimed at people in the water not to crowd the turtle sunning rocks. Quite a few poisonous snakes in the water. Do your duties ever require a little swimming? Which critters are endangered and is that the reason the park exists?
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RE: My Office [pic-heavy]
May 27, 2015 at 12:35 pm
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We allow swimming when the weather and bacteria levels allow -- and that is the biggest annoyance, because people constantly violate our simple ruleset. My duties don't require swimming; I'm not a lifeguard. I sell parking permits, patrol trails, help with traffic and crowd control, and ensure visitor compliance with our rules.
The water moccasins are poisonous, but when we have swimmers in the water, the moccasins generally stay away -- large mammals worry them.
The Preserve is an outlying part of the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Preserve, included for its role as a breeding and fledgling ground for the endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler.
The Preserve was privately owned until 1980. Up to that time, The Reimer family made a healthy living charging admission to view and swim in the grotto, but there was no emphasis on conservation at all. The situation was so bad that when Travis County bought the land and joined in the BCP group to gain access to Federal funding, it took six years to return the park to something approaching its original state, although that is still an ongoing effort, such was the environmental damage. Even today we find beer cans and broken glass from the 60s and 70s after each good storm.
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