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Old 08-17-2010, 05:10 PM   #91
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Oh wait, and he made newspapers all over the place too...http://www.lynnswim.org/
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Was going to be a Libriarian, started volunteering with the National Park Service when I was 15, still working for them today. Was a Ranger for many years, now I guess I am in "management" (and turning into the old-timer, I actually demonstrated how to polish shoes to some student hires today...I am getting old). My technical title is "Cultural Resource Specialist" (aka: History Geek) but my park is soooo small I do whatever is needed: artifact curation, compliance, adminstrative stuff, nature stuff (which is funny because I'm a history geek. "what's that thing? Well if it is moving, it's probably an animal....if it's not, its a plant...or a dead animal...does it stink?) web stuff (IT by default, which is sort of sad) and so on.

Basically I have mostly a desk job....so WOE to the unwarey visitor who catches me in the hall to ask me a question....BOOM instant ranger program whether they want it or not!

Working for the government these days is kind of weird. Park Service employees tend to be the "hippies" of the government anyways, and then I get strange thoughts in my head like: "my salary is paid by taxpayers....yet I am a taxpayer....am I paying myself....am I reimbursing part of my salary back in taxes??" You can tell I have been in the office too long, when I start thinking those odd thoughts. Must...get...out..of....office.....soon.....

Denise
I used to have that same thought process when I was in the Army... why the hell do they take my taxes just to give them back?
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