#111

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San Francisco
There's a small scene here in SF: I've been taking improv comedy and sketch writing classes here. But I'm seriously looking into moving to Chicago, home of Second City, iO, Annoyance Theater, etc. Great training ground there!

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#112

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North Texas
Electrical engineer...

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#113

Member
Maryland
I've had a lot of apparently unrelated jobs in my life:  restaurant, retail, customer service, a bank in the Middle East, language teaching in Italy, herbalist, and then my soap making hobby became my business.  There's an Italian proverb, "impari l'arte e mettila da parte" which roughly translated means that it's a good idea to learn skills because some day they could be useful. Everything I've done has contributed in some way to what I do now.  I'm lucky because I enjoy my work.  Smile

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#114

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Virginia
(02-27-2016, 08:53 PM)Mystic Water Wrote: I've had a lot of apparently unrelated jobs in my life:  restaurant, retail, customer service, a bank in the Middle East, language teaching in Italy, herbalist, and then my soap making hobby became my business.  There's an Italian proverb, "impari l'arte e mettila da parte" which roughly translated means that it's a good idea to learn skills because some day they could be useful. Everything I've done has contributed in some way to what I do now.  I'm lucky because I enjoy my work.  Smile

Enjoying what you do is priceless. BTW, I'm on the other side of the beltway from you (Reston, VA). Cheers!
#115

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Philadelphia, PA
(02-28-2016, 12:29 AM)gregcss Wrote:
(02-27-2016, 08:53 PM)Mystic Water Wrote: I've had a lot of apparently unrelated jobs in my life:  restaurant, retail, customer service, a bank in the Middle East, language teaching in Italy, herbalist, and then my soap making hobby became my business.  There's an Italian proverb, "impari l'arte e mettila da parte" which roughly translated means that it's a good idea to learn skills because some day they could be useful. Everything I've done has contributed in some way to what I do now.  I'm lucky because I enjoy my work.  Smile

Enjoying what you do is priceless. BTW, I'm on the other side of the beltway from you (Reston, VA). Cheers!

indeed. if you're miserable, it's probably time for a change. life is too short......

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Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.
#116

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Virginia
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#117

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Richmond, Virginia
Ex teacher & now a potter. Although I work all the time I never "go to work" so I'll never retire, I'll just be a potter till I kick it. Unless I purchase a 27ft sailboat and head for warmer waters! HA

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#118

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Philadelphia, PA
(This post was last modified: 02-29-2016, 10:34 PM by andrewjs18.)
(02-29-2016, 05:57 PM)JaysClay Wrote: Ex teacher & now a potter. Although I work all the time I never "go to work" so I'll never retire, I'll just be a potter till I kick it. Unless I purchase a 27ft sailboat and head for warmer waters! HA

I still have a piece of clay pottery that I made in art class in middle school sitting on my desk at home. I think it was an attempt at an ash tray for my Mom since she's a smoker.

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#119
Manage an auto body shop by day and security for a club at night. Used to work some personal security in LA when I lived there and been a chef, bar-b-q sauce maker, mechanic and some stuff aint nobody here gonna know!!! Hooyeah!!!

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#120
Hi. I am a shoe repairer, key cutter, engraver & sell trophies been doing this since I was 12 years old.

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