Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Since I was 5 years old I wanted to be a chemical engineer. My mother asked why? Because my babysitter (after school) was the happiest person I knew, and she was studying chemical engineering. After highschool I did enter chemical engineering for two years. I watched beakers endlessly and made graphs etc etc and was bored to death. I left. Not sure what exactly my babysitter found so exciting. (It wasn’t the guys, in my native country more females than males study chemical engineering.)
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My only assignment in 34 years that didn't involve tent life in 3rd world paradises was at 6950th RAF Chicksands, UK circa 1965. I was not a Diddy bop, though.
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Yes, they are all George professions. Interestingly, only one of them is a position he actually had (Yankees).
Funny story...my wife is a realtor and took me to a Top Producer "Elite Retreat" in Boca Raton one year when we were a fairly new couple (this was maybe 5 years ago). When the other realtors asked me what I did I would alway respond with one of George's professions from the show. I had them going on Importer/Exporter. I told them I imported latex to tie the 2 jobs into one. I really had them at Marine Biologist. I have enough knowledge of the subject to keep them intrigued for quite some time. Eventually they all realized I was full of crap. Then they didn't believe me when I told them I was in biotech, which I am. |
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People who think they know it all offend those of us that do.
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Oldcoach Ed "You cannot direct the wind, but you can adjust the sails" "Be yourself - everyone else is taken" |
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Thanks for your service.
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This turned out to be a great thread, including comments about what people wanted to be and what they ended up doing. Putting aside that all kids in the 1960s wanted to be astronauts, by the time college rolled around I wanted to be either an astrophysicist, a rock star, or a lawyer (I did high school and college debate for nationally-ranked schools and law seemed like a good extension). Math killed the science path, and people way more musically talented weren't getting anywhere, so law school it was.
I enjoyed a 30-year law career (business litigation), and retired/went inactive 6 weeks before the pandemic shutdown! Good timing. I still get asked about reactivating and am always pleased to decline. Maybe rock star is still in the cards. |
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