What a fun thread. Because next weekend is my 20 year HS reunion and I'm waxing nostalgic, I think I'd like to chime in. After HS I joined the US Army and served for 4 years in Germany doing intelligence work (I see a fellow Intel soldier here. What MOS? I was a 98k10M7). Couldn't stand the army, so I used my GI Bill (then 20,000 dollars) to attend the University of Washington and almost get a degree in creative writing. I had the pleasure of studying under Charles Johnson. Anyway, that didn't really pan out so I have bounced around from one job to another for the past 15 years. I've been a clerk in a computer store, a car-washer, a bookstore clerk, a paralegal, a school bus driver, a transit bus driver, and, finally, a cable system tech. I am divorced and have 3 children whom I am raising as a single parent. I try to game when I can and I'm seeing my children gain more and more interest in my hobby.