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Look for it next week on my substack -- Lessons learned and all that. ;)

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Love the nun and her leggings dilemma! Thanks for the laugh.

I didn't exactly ever have what I thought of as a side job, but my first job out of college was as a clerk-typist in a government agency, and it really was kind of a side job till I got into book publishing, which was my goal. In fact, I've been planning to write about that soon. It was eye-opening for me, because I didn't grow up around adults who were living for the weekend. More to come!

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That job sounds very "Joe vs. The Volcano." Can't wait to hear more about it.

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Well, it was kind of mundane — but that's part of the story! I was just thinking about it as I pondered the nature of work in our modern, capitalistic times.

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<What side jobs have you taken while you were trying to get a “real” job?>

Thanks for jogging my memory. Fifteen years ago, I was the discussion board moderator for The Daily Show (Jon Stewart) and The Colbert Report. WORST. JOB. EVER. I'll post about this next week.

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I had no idea! Sorry it was the worst job ever, but it still sounds cool to me.

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Oh, that sounds like a fun read!

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