Recently retired after 24 years in the U.S. Air Force. Currently trying to decide what to do with the rest of my life.


Steve

Water quality chemist and drummer. here's my silly band:

I'm a broadband service technician, which is a fancy way of saying I'm a cable guy.

Actually, I'm not working now due to an on-the-job injury (a dog bit me on the hand and took some of the tip off one of my fingers). So I'm beginning to explore other options...like the fact that I've been an occasional writer and have plenty of time to do that now.

Owner/ General Telephone Service. http://generaltelephoneservice.com

What do you do?
 

Sportswriter / author (five books). Mostly write about boxing and hockey for Canada's second largest media company.

I do a lot of thinking...the pay isn't great but I find it rewarding.

I'm a
 

I'm a senior Psychology major and work as a restaurant manager....it sucks so bad...

I concur. But don't let others know that...we don't need the competition!

I work in logistics for Walmart.

My card revenue generator
 

I sell thingamabobs and whatchamacallits in a retail type atmosphere. I am surprised I can still participate in this hobby with the likes of you all competing against me...good golly thanks for low grade cards and those who disdain them!

Brian

Patent lawyer. 16 1/2 years and counting.

I work in a Dermatopathology Lab, handling and preping all of the Biopsies. Not to glamorous, but its a good job.

Professor of Buddhist philosophy, author (3 books, 30+ articles - some scholarly, some in popular magazines), translator (many Tibetan texts, translated for the Dalai Lama in 2004).
JimB

P.S. For a spellbinding entry :p in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, look here:
http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/w...aantarak-sita/

Me too. You said it better than I could. I guess I should get back to thinking.

TV for me
 

TV- I don't watch much, but couldn't buy baseball cards without it...

I am in cable TV w/large company. Engineering manager specializing in advanced video services. No one listens to me when I mention my great idea for a 24 hour-High Definition Baseball Card Channel.
Net54 could be in primetime!
As a matter of fact, no one listens to most of my ideas but so far, there's a payday every two weeks;)

Me
 

professor of English at the University of Illinois: going on three books on the history of American poetry, and a buncha articles. Plus several articles on baseball cards in VCBC and Old Cardboard, which were the most fun!

Mark Twain
 

"What work I have done I have done because it has been play. If it had been work I shouldn't have done it. Who was it who said, "Blessed is the man who has found his work"? Whoever it was he had the right idea in his mind. Mark you, he says his work--not somebody else's work. The work that is really a man's own work is play and not work at all. Cursed is the man who has found some other man's work and cannot lose it. When we talk about the great workers of the world we really mean the great players of the world. The fellows who groan and sweat under the weary load of toil that they bear never can hope to do anything great. How can they when their souls are in a ferment of revolt against the employment of their hands and brains? The product of slavery, intellectual or physical, can never be great."

Sr. Data Analyst for a Health Insurance company in NYC.

vocation
 

Professor Emeritus Allied Health and Life Sciences
Director of the University Center For Health Care Ethics
Professor of Philosophy

Medical ethicist for 3 area hospitals and private practice counseling
13 books (authored, co-authored, edited) in the areas of ethics
and modern reshapings of psychoanalysis, numerous articles in field

Far too modest!!! Bruce has also been Employee of the Month for 204 consecutive months!

I play piano in a whorehouse.

In my spare time I work for a small advertising and marketing agency, and in my spare time from that I put out indie rock music on a small record label.

-Al

I publish the Jewish Post in New York. www.jewishpost.com

I also own an advertising agency. I usually get discount deals on most media so if you need help let me know.

Hank Levy

Oil Trader

Retired (well, semi-retired) Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer.

Physician and corporate medical director.
Husband and father.
Nutritionist.
Botanist.

Darren, your post reminds me of what I [jokingly] tell my wife I would like as my epitaph... "Husband, Father, Philosopher, Ninja"

-Rhett

Credit Analyst.

Database Administrator and systems analyst for a financial services IT company.

Composer, orchestrator, conductor who has worked with everyone from Angela Lansbury to Metallica.

Latex Salesman & Importer/Exporter for Vandelay Industries.
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Advanced Technology Account Executive for CDW. (I work with businesses to align Information Technology with strategic business initatives - ie. business sales :))

Bill Kasel

I'm an art historian, recently writing articles for the Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Photography.

Well, I always wanted to pretend I was an architect, but I am merely a ceramic tile and marble contractor.

Does the exotic reptile breeder know Ralph Davis from Maryland? He is a friend who also breeds snakes.

What do I do? Anybody I can. sorry, a little hillbilly humor.

I am a software developer for the Social Security Administration.

I work on the mainframes programming in COBOL, CICS and using DB2 databases.

I also code the gateways for the front end applications using XML and JAVA to access the mainframe.

I do continuity of operations/continuity of Government planning for the US Government; I work for a private management consulting firm.

I'm a bicycle mechanic. And working towards becoming a custom bicycle maker. I also do a bit of wood and metalwork on the side.

I'm also on about my 4th career, so I'm pretty good with a bunch of stuff.

Steve B

What do I do?
 

Estate Auction house manager, P/T Antique Dealer.. Plus I know an exotic reptile breeder too...weird

Pretend
 

I pretend to be an architect.

Actually, a retired high school English teacher. Now I buy tickects for two ticket agencies.

I also watch every Red Sox game while I work and kick the tires on cards.

Transportation Consultant & Ranch Manager

I liked the feel of this approach:
 

Father
Husband
Artist, I draw a check...
Industrial Prostitute...Pipe Fitter/Precission Millwright...Everything from slave labor to General Forman.

Currently in the Baton Rouge Area, but looking for a SHORT TERM position in the state of MA.

Human Resource Specialist and a full time student. I went back to school last year at the age of 46 to obtain my degree and eventual masters in Human Resource Management with a double major in Human Services.

Also a full time husband, brother, son, father and grandfather! I have 2 grandsons with a granddaughter on the way!!

Andrew

Cool to go back to college at age 46.

Frank

What do you do?
 

geographical information systems

Electrical Engineer working as Lab Operations Manager at an industrial R&D facility.

Corporate restructuring attorney at a large NYC law firm.

My 20th year (man I feel old @40) Owning a Sports Card/novelty Store in a mall.

ME?
 

occupation
 

Entreprenuer - Private IT gov Contractor

as well as

Business owner - Premium Organic Chocolate - coming soon!

www.spagnvola.com

What I do
 

I'm a psychology professor.

John Harrell

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Past 20 years as a Managerial / Cost Accountant. Prior to that, happily worked as an Investment Analyst for several pension funds.

I retired about 2.5 years ago after working as an accountant in private industry for about 26 years and in county government for about 16 years.

Work
 

I'm a business analyst for an insurance company, specializing in Med/PIP and Subrogation claims.

When not working too many hours doing that, I also shoot a lot of pictures, write, and collect Seattle hockey memorabilia (http://www.seattlehockey.net).

Jeff

I'm a Bioanalytical Chemist/method developer for a major pharmaceutical company.

.....Or in other words, I basically work with all types of bodily fluids from animals and humans and develop methods to analyze for drug quantities in the body.

An Occupational Therapist working in Early Intervention (children from 0 to 3 yrs. old) who have developmental delays and/or Spectrum disorders - Autism, CP, MR, DS, etc......very challenging on the heart strings.

Also, father of two - 1 yr and 5 yrs.
And slave, I mean husband, for the past 8 yrs.

Mark

100% Disabled American Veteran.......US Army Combat Veteran of Operation Desert Storm

I am 43 years old and cards are a hobby to help pass the time and I have made some incredible friends in the hobby.

A former symphony violinist, I am currently a public school orchestra director. But I am about to retire, and plan to indulge my passion for tournament tennis.

High school senior :)

June 5th graduation!

I will be beginning my freshman year in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College in the fall.

Real estate/business/estate planning/adoption junior law partner.

Would rather be coaching the Washington State University's football team!! I couldn't do worse. Go Cougs!

Tire Tech for Indycar

That is really cool! :cool:

It was a lot cooler 13 years ago. Now it is more job than anything else.

What do you do...?
 

Retired (physics) professor, full time grandfather and amateur furniture maker.

Currently unemployed... So I guess you could call me a professional puppy pounder!

I do sell petrochemical, oilfield and hydraulic seals as a side gig, so if anyone buys this kind of thing, send me a message.


I can also get you used excavator/ heavy equipment parts at a good price. Anyone looking for a
WA 500 front end loader?

what do you do
 

Corporate procurement and national account vp for large business. I'm a childrens leader at our church where we go out and help those in need (fix roofs, etc.) that takes up most of my weekends. Like giving back to the community ;)

UPS manager, retired.

State boxing and MMA inspector, part time.

Senior video editor (commercials/promos) for a major cable network in NYC. My company just merged...so let's see if I'm still lucky enough to hold onto the job I've loved and grown in professionally for the past 28 years.
I love the diversity of jobs we have as collectors!

Sales Manager at a software company. Pretty dull.

But I play lottery in hopes of retirement.

Which team? A family friend heads up the Penske team.

Kindergarten Teacher. I herd cats.

Pre-war attorney. Retired American Legion baseball coach. :)

New York lawyer

Add me to the list of dentist collectors. I've only been out of school a year so until I pay off student loans, I still won't have much to spend on my hobby though.

Yes, it's people like you who caused the creation of the term "he spends money like a New York lawyer."

Retired government lawyer; golf course volunteer; soon to be adjunct college instructor hopefully.

Hi pot, this is kettle...

Come work for the good side - that'll take care of all your disposable income :cool:

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I'm a proud Father of two beautiful Daughters, a Grandfather to 3 great kids, and Godfather to my nephew's son. I play tennis (singles only)
and I'm a player/manager of a Softball team (the Dingbats).....Archie Bunker and Billy Martin would have been proud of me.

Of course, I'm retired......and, love to cruise the Pennsylvania countryside with my wife in our classic T-Birds (1957 and 1960 cars).

In my former life, I was in the Air Force (Radar Specialist and Instructor). For 27 years, I was an Electronics Engineer at A T & T Bell Labs.

In recent years, one of my pastimes appears to be "bugging" certain Net54er's, while provoking other Net54er's to do some thinking :)


TED Z

The most important things for me are my wife and soon to be 3 year old son.

For my occupation, I work as an analyst here in our nations capital. During my recently completed Army stint, I was an interrogator.

I work as a Police Detective on Long Island. After 25 years I still love it as much as the Mets. CN

I own a 2002 Mack Dumptruck-self-employeed. We fish every chance we get and collect baseball cards.

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Retired from Active duty Air Force just a few years ago. Now working at a VA hospital.