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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Yep, that too. She could possibly make four star general.
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
One of the Marine generals who led some of the efforts in the (second) Iraq War, GEN James Mattis (then a Major-General, and now the CentCom Commander) was reported to be a big reader of Thucydides.
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts |
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On 2012-05-14 10:45, mastermindreader wrote: :rotf:
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts |
Why doesn't she go back to school and get an Advanced Doctrate?
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
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On 2012-05-10 19:18, acesover wrote: A few ideas come to mind: 1. Work at Medieval Times (not necessarily as a food server). 2. Become a consultant for movies, TV shows, video game or role playing game developers. 3. Get a job at a museum. 4. Work as a tour guide in the UK or Europe. My stepmother recently started doing this, and she loves it. My grandmother also did it in France, back in 1909-1914 - best years of her life, she often said to my grandfather's chagrin. 5. Write books, articles, blogs (to build a resume), etc. 6. Get involved in organizing and promoting Medieval/Renaissance fairs. 7. Move to France or Ireland - both countries are struggling to finance and preserve their surplus of Medieval castles. Get creative and come up with some of ideas to bring in private equity with a strategy for marketing them for the public. 8. Become a magician with a Medieval twist. 9. Advise the CIA on historically proven "enhanced interrogation techniques." 10. And when all else fails, there's always...................law school!
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts |
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On 2012-05-14 20:57, MaxfieldsMagic wrote: Honestly...while you have given a few ideas I would say that there is next to none of these positions avaliable with the exception of a tour guide and I highly doubt that she wants to be a tour guide after acquiring a Doctrate Degree in her field. I would feel the pay would suck and again not that many opportunities. You mean you would have her move to the UK or Europe then look for work? Also I don't think you will find a lot of need for movie consultants on medevial history. I mean how many movies and TV shows are we talking about. Talk about PT work. I am not sure if your post was serious or not. The only one with potential is number 9 as "water boarding" is frowned upon...back to the rack. Really now leaving the country to look for work is kind of expensive don't you think? Especially for the jobs that you want her to consider. Lets be practical here. Lets face it her education is not very useful. Probably was fun and enjoyable but that is about it. All those knights and maidens and lances and stuff.
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
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...I highly doubt that she wants to be a tour guide after acquiring a Doctrate Degree in her field. Actually, this is something that I not only wanted to do, but that I still might decide to do. The pay depends on how often you work: most are part-timers. What I REALLY want to do is ghost tours. The problem is that Goettingen doesn't have any ghosts that I know of, so I'd have to make it all up. |
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
When my stepmother got a job as a tour guide, she spent a couple of weeks in training in the U.S. with a tour company, then waited for calls from same company as jobs became available. It took a few assignments for her to get established, but the work picked up as she proved herself. And she didn't have to move anywhere. The company sends her where she needs to be, when she needs to be there. Not a way to get rich, but she enjoys the lifestyle and manages to make ends meet.
Yes, the post was serious (most of it, anyway). With this lady's background, she's going to have to be proactive and carve a niche for herself. If she has the moxie, she might very well be successful. Didn't J.K. Rowling write her first book while on public assistance? I think the real problem this lady faces, however, is a lack of determination. No one is going to knock on her door and offer her a job in her field.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
My dream retirement job would be Licensed Battlefield Tour Guide at Gettysburg. I've seen the past exams and study list, I think it's harder than the California Bar Exam.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
When I returned to the job market in 1994, my goal was to teach. But then, as now, most teaching positions I could find were contacted-per-class at the junior colleges. This is exactly what I had been doing as part time work during my government service years, and I knew how difficult it would be to earn a living. It isn't bad for supplementing your income, if you already have a job with benefits. I had a family and needed health insurance.
Eventually I pursued work in the technical arena; I had over a decade of experience in the field I chose. But in order to find a job, I ended up having to sanitize my resume and list nothing higher than a BS. When I had the doctorate listed, I got no call backs. With the MS, I was told I was over-qualified and there was nothing at my level. With just the BS, I had call backs, interviews, and found work. I still teach the occasional contracted class. Tony |
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
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On 2012-05-15 11:09, Tony Iacoviello wrote: That's messed up. Maybe that's one reason why my wife, who has an MS and has been working as a long-term substitute teacher for the last few years (Substitute Teacher of the Year at her school last year) keeps getting passed over for permanent positions in favor of these young chickie-poos straight out of college. Kind of reminds me of an old Clark Gable/Doris Day movie, "Teacher's Pet," where Gable plays a tough newspaper editor with little education. He has a young Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Princeton working for him, but takes a perverse pleasure in assigning him nothing but menial tasks.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
Even a Batchelor's can be too much in some places. My friend's wife has a BA in accounting and was let go from her job at the airport for someone with an AA who they could pay less. Of course, they ended up having to temporarily hire my friend's wife back as a "consultant" because the new girl had no idea what she was doing.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
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On 2012-05-15 10:47, LobowolfXXX wrote: Lobo, The last time I visited my sister I thought very seriously about booking that tour (since you had recommended it so highly). In the end, I thought that it was more important to get to Dulles to make sure I caught my flight back home than to take the risk of missing the flight. (Actually, I arrived back in Germany in Frankfurt at 7:00 AM, and had oral exams at 1:00 PM, so it was pretty important not to miss my flight.) But I still plan on doing that tour. I'll thank you after it's been done. |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
I think it would be a mistake for me to base my career decisions on the experiences of J.K Rowling, Sergey Brin, or Lebron James.
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
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On 2012-05-15 12:19, Woland wrote: True dat. However, this lady has already invested the time into getting a rather esoteric PhD. Now she can either use it or pursue an unrelated career path. Whether or not she wants to teach, presumably she must be interested in research and writing, since she had to complete a dissertation. It couldn't hurt her to at least attempt to get published, whether that's in a scholarly journal, a book, or a popular periodical. At least that could be something to put on her resume to show that she wasn't just sitting on her tookus.
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
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On 2012-05-15 14:13, MaxfieldsMagic wrote: The academic world is cruel. You are not allowed to sit on your tookus. On another note: The academic world is a piece of doodie. |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2012-05-15 12:06, stoneunhinged wrote: It's worth missing your flight for. Two hours (the default) really isn't enough; you can pay for extended tours, which I've done both times I was there, and each time, it was the highlight of an already incredible trip.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
If you have the time, the Sharpsburg battlefield is not that far. (Antietam to you Yankees.) And Frederick of course, the site of Barbara Fretchie's gallant riposte. Another battlefield I've walked is Chickamauga, where you can climb the hill where the Rock of Chickamauga saved the day. And the site of Andersonville is of great interest.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
I've played bridge at the club in Frederick, Maryland, om the drive to Gettysburg..
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Marlin1894 Special user 559 Posts |
PhD = Post Hole Digger?
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