Problem with a career is that it is relatively simple to choose, but difficult and time consuming to achieve ... careers are a lot like women, you chase, you catch, and then wonder why you went to all the trouble
I studied hard for years to get my degree ... (you can call me Doctor if you want a free beer) ... but when I got a job teaching at Queen's, I found that there was too much beaurocratic bs for my liking ... it came to a head when some officious idiot, Vice-Principal of Academic Affairs or something ... told me I had to set a final exam ... and this in a class of five students!!!!! (Not too many interested in Introduction to Medieaval Icelandic Language and Literature) ... I told him where to go and what mode of transport to take, and quit. Just too much non essential crap assosciated with the job. So I bought a couple of cabs, and ran a small and not very profitable business for a while .... but I was happy ... still am ... and even though I sold my cabs and leased out the plates, I still go out and drive, usually at night so I can see humanity at its most drunken and stupid level, and have a good laugh.
