On Oct 8, 7:11*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
"Denis G." wrote in message

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Is it possible to describe yourself as a "jack of all trades" or a
tinkerer without evoking the negative connotations of those names?
Your thoughts appreciated.

You only put half the quote:

Jack of all trades, master of none.

When I hear about a guy who can do anything, I am immediately suspicious,
because if he was so talented, he'd be busy and not looking for work. *No
one, and this is MHO only is good at everything. *They may be experienced,
did some work in that area, or was just watching when someone else did it..

I would think better of someone who said, GENERAL REPAIRS. *Or better yet,
just put down what you really ARE good at, and stick with what you know.
It's harder to get into trouble that way.

Steve

I grew up in the era of "Dennis the Menace". It's hard for me to stay
out of trouble, but I get your point.