My oldest went through ...let's see....4 colleges (3 junior division, one state 4 year) majoring in frat and Campusology. One day, I had a sudden thought...since he's such an adrenalin junkie, he might be interested in the fire service. Miracle of miracles, he showed some interest...looked into it, and completed the fire academy (one of the toughest) on the first pass, followed it up immediately with his EMT cert, then completed the paramedic training and just sat for the registry. His scores should be back any day now, and he's likely passed with high marks. He's really gotten things together in his life and he's been applying to FD's around the area while working for a transport service and has shaped up into a very responsible young man of 25.
The younger one just finished high school last spring. He's considering automotive tech school, which is 'interesting' because he's such a Luddite. Currently he, like his brother before him, is sorting packages overnight for a shipping company while considering his options. He's never shown any interest in working on cars, but he's fairly good with manual dexterity, and has a strong curiosity about him. For the last 4 years, like Gewehr's stepheathens, he's been majoring in sloth, Playstation and his little thug friends. If he would get things together, he could make a fine living in this area if he chooses to pursue auto tech.
Me? I have a B.Sci in economics and computer science, followed by a B.Sci in nursing and some master's work in biology. Currently I work for one of the core large global IT solutions providers on their primary operating system kernel support team. It ain't Microsoft, either.
Regards,
Rabbit.
