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I think we're on to a new thread here... something like "what's on your Tivo?" Aren't we all supposed to be at work?

Seems like I am one of the few non "IT Geeks" here. I'm in biotech sales...Not much to say about that, except that California Girl, there's a possibility that you've planned an incentive comp trip or two for us.
Same as everyone else...Relatively modest home (but we love it!)...I have always said that I'd rather spend my disposible income on vacations with my family - It's tough to get these times back, you know? Nobody cares how much money you have in the bank when you kick out, but my son will remember the times!
STJ and Disney seem to be our most frequent destinations. In fact, my wife, son, and I are headed to Disney at the end of March.

I am a Licensed Practical Nurse. I currently work in a group home for adults with developmental disabilities. I am responsible for assuring that all of there medical needs are met. I have recently been appointed the responsibility of training all the new LPN's entering the Agency.

I'm what's known as a Document Advisor. I work for Xerox and am embedded at an account (my former employer) where I apparently help them communicate more effectively through the mail. So, if you have pharmacy benefits NOT from Caremark...I have a hand in what you get in the mail. Nice, eh?

Oh yea...I also sit in airports a lot. A real lot.

The Mrs, since we cashed out and moved from NJ to NC, is no longer the head Quality Assurance chemist for Tiffany and Co. Now, she wrangles our lovely tyrant of a daughter.

For fun, I'm the president of a Homeowner's Association. This ranks right near "guy who follows the elephant at the circus" on the fun scale.

I am a speech/language pathologist and have a feng shui consulting business. My husband is a 7th grade teacher and works part time in gardening/ landscaping. We are definitely on a budget, but our first choice for travel is always STJ. We have several friends who are cancer survivors who encourage us to set our priorities thoughtfully!

As my user name implies....I do sit around & play on the computer (for NO pay of course)....but my official job is an in-home day care provider. (I gave me that title)....actually folks around here call me just a babysitter....but after 27yrs. of doing this, trust me, I have ~earned~ my title!! I can also be a Nanny....but rather choose to watch Regis & do my own laundry in my house!!

Hubby works hard as a Purchasing Manager & writes Contempory Christian music. He also plays in the Church worship team & is a member of a local coffee shop band. (Soundclick.com.....put in TODDMICHAELSHAW to hear his music) When he sells some of his songs, we WILL buy property in the Carribean!!

And no inheirtance for us.....YET....& we don't play the lottery, but my 4 children have promised to share their's when they win!!

sitter wrote:He also plays in the Church worship team & is a member of a local coffee shop band.

I had to google "Church Worship Team." Very cool. I miss all the best contact worship sports as a recovering Catholic. I checked out TMS's tunes (Tempest is playing now) and I love the Caribbean photo as the cover art. Nicely done!

I tried, but could not find a Gregorian chant version of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida on that site. I'll have to live with the Yat-Kha version.

Cheers, RickG

From msn. Apparently these are all real jobs. Reminds me of that Dirty Jobs show on cable.

Do you ever wonder whose job it is to do some of the less desirable things in life? If you think about it, there’s a job doing almost anything, no matter how exciting, disgusting or just plain weird it may seem.

For example, remember when you stuck your wad of gum underneath the seat of a roller coaster so you wouldn’t choke? That sticky mess didn’t just disappear – a gum buster scraped it off, using a special steaming tool that removes gum stuck to various surfaces.

Think about all those times your golf ball didn’t make it over the water. Did you think the fish ate them? Nope, a golf ball diver, who scours the depths of bodies of water on golf courses to find lost golf balls to refinish and resell, got it.

Many Americans dominate the corporate working world, but don’t forget about those who took the road less traveled. Through photography in her books, “Odd Jobs” and “Odder Jobs,” Nancy Rica Schiff portrays people working jobs you probably won’t find in the Sunday classifieds.

They aren’t your run-of-the-mill doctors, lawyers and the like. Some are simple, some complex; some are common, some one in a million – but one thing’s for sure – they are all (extremely) unusual.

Here are 20 odd jobs portrayed in Rica Schiff’s books.

1. Breath odor evaluator
What they do: Odor judges smell nasty morning breath or breath “insulted” with strong scents, like garlic or coffee. They rate the breath on a scale from one to nine, one being the worst. To test odor-reducing products like gum or mouthwash, they smell the breath again and assign it a new rating.

2. Diener
What they do: Prepare cadavers for the pathologist before autopsies are performed in hospitals.

3. Ribbon candy puller
What they do: After a heated combination of sugar, corn syrup, water and coloring agent has cooled, batches of different colors are laid out side by side. Someone then pulls the candy thin until it’s about an inch wide. The final product is a multicolored hard candy.

4. Ocularist
What they do: In short, they paint artificial eyes. It sounds easier than it is, since as with real eyes, no two are exactly the same.

5. Flatulence smell-reduction underwear maker
What they do: Create underwear that protects against bad human gas for people who suffer from gastrointestinal problems. The underwear is made with various materials and filters to help remedy hydrogen sulfide gases, the main offender in foul smells.

6. Beer tester
What they do: Taste – and spit out – beer all day to approve new and existing flavors.

7. Crack filler
What they do: Using a silicone sealant, they repair the wear and tear inflicted on monumental structures, like Mount Rushmore.

8. Ball tester
What they do: Assess basketballs, footballs, volleyballs and soccer balls for air-retention, inflation, roundness, weight and reboundability.

9. Video game tester
What they do: For eight hours a day, five days a week, a group of males and females of all ages play video games. They repeat levels, games and characters, looking for any bugs and/or glitches in the software.

10. Tampon tester
What they do: Check all sizes of tampons for absorbency and cord strength in accordance with Food and Drug Administration standards. Most testers check up to 125 pieces per day.

11. Gold reclaimer
What they do: Scour old teeth for fillings, melting the gold from them with broken gold jewelry into tiny gold pellets, which are then resold to jewelers.


12. Dog sniffer
What they do: Once a week, they analyze the odor of dogs' breath to test the effect of the animals' diet on their teeth. Breath is graded on a scale of zero to 10 and is categorized as sweaty, salty, musty, fungal or decaying.

13. Potato chip inspector
What they do: Search for overcooked or clumped chips to discard as they come down the assembly line.

14. Porta-potty servicer
What they do: Like regular restrooms, portable toilets need maintenance, too. Once a week, service workers clean these single-stall facilities to achieve certain standards of sanitation.

15. Barbie dress designer
What they do: Fashion designers at Mattel Toys, the company behind Barbie, create hundreds of new styles for Barbie and her ever-expanding entourage.

16. Wax figure maker
What they do: Mold wax to create figures, often for, but not limited to, the human form. Figures are often made in the likeness of people who have achieved historical or celebrity recognition.

17. Safecracker
What they do: When combinations are lost or forgotten, safecrackers use their ears and fingers to open the safe.

18. Wig maker
What they do: Put simply, they make wigs, but the process is anything but simple. First, wig makers create a plastic model of the wearer’s head and hairline, and then they transfer the mold onto a padded canvas similar to the client’s general head size, covering it with wig lace. Using a needle, they knot and pull thousands of hairs, one by one, through the mesh cap. Once all the hairs are in place, the wig is styled to the wearer’s preference.

19. Paper towel sniffer
What they do: Paper towel manufacturers prefer their products to be odorless before, during and after their use. Naturally, paper towel sniffers ensure that once a paper towel is used, there is no noticeable scent.

20. Foley artist
What they do: Use whatever they can find to create and record the noises used to make the sound effects in films, like heavy footsteps, rolling thunder or creaking doors.

jmq,
Parts of your post made me feel a little bit nauseous and other parts had me laughing outloud!

"Think about all those times your golf ball didn’t make it over the water. Did you think the fish ate them? Nope, a golf ball diver, who scours the depths of bodies of water on golf courses to find lost golf balls to refinish and resell, got it."
That one brought back some memories. That was one of my Dad's old "side jobs". I hadn't thought about that in years!

Rick....my favorite is "The Least of These"!
I'm thinking that one will be my new house someday!!

The name of the band is "J-Funk & the Wildlife Management Crew". They do all kinds of stuff & feature hubby & his music.

Yes....I put together that CD cover for him with St. John waters in the background!! At least when everyone asks where the picture was taken, we can remember St. John.