[lbo-talk] Cop work (was Message from Louis Proyect)

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At 12:09 AM 2/12/2005, John Adams wrote:
>On Feb 12, 2005, at 1:21 AM, jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
>>Suggest EMT as a career for your son and see what he says. Never a 
>>shortage of work in that
>>field and it can be tremendously satisfying to save lives.
>
>I read this recently and thought it quite good, but odd to see its library 
>classification inside the cover as Fiction--First Responders or words to 
>that effect: 
>http://www.powells.com/s?kw=The+Last+Hot+Time&Search.x=0&Search.y=0
>
>         John A

you know what's another good read? _Fighting Fire_ by Caroline Paul. She 
had a degree in journalism from Standford but ended up becoming a fire 
fighter. She started out just doing it to see what it was like when the 
companies opened their ranks to women after a lawsuit. She ended up loving 
the work and stuck with it. She occasionally discusses cla... erm uh 
strata/gender issues.

After years of reading only for school, it was the first book I read for 
pleasure. Followed by Ehrenreich's _The Worst Years of our Lives_ which had 
me in stitches 'til I practically wet myself giggling and guffawing in bed 
'til 4 a.m.

I will respond about my son another time. Right now, I'm kind of mulling it 
all over. I don't think he's terribly serious, but I can see him doing it 
if he continues to drift, wondering what to do with his life, looking for 
something that he feels has some sort of stability and respect. The whole 
male identity crisis that I'm sure some of you went through as kids. Hell, 
y'all are probbly still going through it. :)

kelley

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