I remember when I was growing up (as much as I did), there were a few career choices that I considered. The bottom line is that I was never an aggressive go-getter and would have been happy with a $10,000 annual salary (remember, that was then; this is now).
Among my passing job considerations were police officer, long-distance truck driver, actor, and writer. Along the way, I came close - years ago, I was a security guard and, more recently, a NH Bail Commissioner, an everyday actor (aren't we all), and was a regular columnist and have had a few smaller pieces of writing accepted and published. I also have driven a pickup truck since 2006 (the longest I have driven was twelve hours in a day).
Regarding salary, my original goal came at a time when candy bars were five cents, gasoline was about thirty cents a gallon, paperback books were 25c (35c for the 'thick ones'), record albums were $3.98, and homes were around $18,000. Things obviously are a lot different now!
I miss the old days (in retrospect, they really were pretty good), but I wouldn't want to be young today. It is such a different world on so many levels, but that's for another time. I am guessing that to many, these days will be the gool old days for them. Sad.
(By the way, if there is anything you might like to read from me, just ask. I will respond to almost everything!)
