What Did You Want To Be When You Grew Up?

Sewing and Football

Sewing and Football

I guess the answer to that question depends on how far you look back.  If we allow photos to tell a tale, then this one suggests that perhaps I would be an Ohio State Football player with a penchant for sewing. Obviously this would be to mend my own jersey because I am a bruiser.

TRS-80 fun

TRS-80 fun

This photo above tells a different story. I am awaiting my turn to play a game on our TRS-80. While we did buy games to play, dad also bought us som magazines that often contained source code for games that we would punch in and save on an audio cassette tape also seen in the picture. I recall one of these was a downhill skiing game and another was a casino game in which I learned that real life gambling might be a problem for me. The book in front of the T.V. is Getting Started with Extended Color Basic, a simple reference manual.

While I don’t write games or even really play them much, I still code as an adult.

I’d be interested to see other photos of individuals that hint toward what they might do as an adult. I asked my wife if she had any that indicated that she might be an attorney someday but she isn’t aware of any.

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