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35 - 40 years old is about middle age. We are reaching a point where we have more time behind us then we have in front of us.
What are some of the things you regret doing or not doing?
I regret not going into the military. When I was 16, 17, 18 years old I wanted to go into the Army. Instead, I got married and had a family.
I regret not putting more time and effort into furthering my education. Maybe I should have gone to some kind of trade school instead of going into computers.
When I left high school I went to work in a welding shop. From 1986 - 1999 I worked in various pressure vessel and heat exchanger shops across southeast Texas.
Welding is an honest way to earn a living, but its hard on the body. Knowing how to weld allows me to build stuff, such as bar-b-q pits.
What I really wanted to do with my life was anthropology and do something with the outdoors.
I wish Bridge City Texas high school would have had some kind of career placement department. All I remember being told is to go to college. There was no real guidance from the school.
If I could do it over again, I might have gone into the military, then gone to college, rather then go into welding.
What are some of the things you regret doing or not doing?
I regret not going into the military. When I was 16, 17, 18 years old I wanted to go into the Army. Instead, I got married and had a family.
I regret not putting more time and effort into furthering my education. Maybe I should have gone to some kind of trade school instead of going into computers.
When I left high school I went to work in a welding shop. From 1986 - 1999 I worked in various pressure vessel and heat exchanger shops across southeast Texas.
Welding is an honest way to earn a living, but its hard on the body. Knowing how to weld allows me to build stuff, such as bar-b-q pits.
What I really wanted to do with my life was anthropology and do something with the outdoors.
I wish Bridge City Texas high school would have had some kind of career placement department. All I remember being told is to go to college. There was no real guidance from the school.
If I could do it over again, I might have gone into the military, then gone to college, rather then go into welding.