Comments on: Fall Back Careers

By: stumptown

stumptown — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:03:40 +0000

My fallback career is “lawyer.”

Go easy on the stumps you find in your back yard, they may be family.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:42:01 +0000

Isn’t teaching the fall back career of all?

By: l.marie.d

l.marie.d — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:49:27 +0000

having a career would be a good start for me.

my husband did the starving artist thing, then went into architecture. yeah, you need a fall back career as an architect so we’re thinking of keeping bees…though i hear that may be becoming iffy as well….

By: john roberts

john roberts — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:42:48 +0000

I’ve definitely crossed off roofing as a fall back career. But I’m with you - if I could get one of those sweet pro-fishing gigs like Bill Dance or Jimmy Houston that would be great. But then again, where else can you get a job where you only work one day a week?

By: Brady

Brady — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:55:47 +0000

Giving advice to people who don’t want it.

By: Stoogelover

Stoogelover — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:18:41 +0000

Death

By: Peggy

Peggy — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:35:16 +0000

Duh! Isn’t it obvious?
I will be touring with Clapton.

By: cwinwc

cwinwc — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:00:12 +0000

Radio play by play announcer for any baseball team that would have me. I think I’ll have to have a face lift (especially after losing 56 pounds) to give T.V. a shot.

By: zman

zman — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:46:00 +0000

Bass Pro Shops, baby. I live right here in BPS Mecca. Not only get paid to fish, but they’ll send you around the country to do it and meet with people who do.

By: graphiteman

graphiteman — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:39:16 +0000

As a young artist, I was brought up with the idea that creating art for a living is impractical and that one must get a “real” job to pay bills. Being successful was out of reach for ordinary people and only for artists like Picasso or Rubens.

As a result, I started out with the fall-back jobs. I have worked in restaurants, as a security guard, welder, laborer, soldier, draftsman, etc., not realizing that God wants me to use the abilities that He has given me.

Now I am starting a new career as an artist because that is where God wants me. It is my talent (in the Biblical sense) and I want to invest it for a larger return so that my Lord will be pleased to see how I have used what He has given me. I don’t want to keep it buried any longer.

Though if I need extra work, I might be available to catch snakes for the squeamish