What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
I grew up with the Jetsons, a futuristic cartoon family pushing buttons to perform all their household chores. My friends and I dreamed about pushing a button anytime we wanted something done. Never for a moment did I think that I would actually have a job where all I did was push buttons. It's called a computer keyboard, but I push those buttons and get paid to do it.
I loved solving puzzles when I was growing up. There were wire puzzles you had to take apart (without bending, of course) and sliding block puzzles, and jig-saw puzzles. I would spend hours trying different moves and then different combinations, sinking deeper and deeper into the puzzle until I found its secret. Never for a moment did I think I would actually have a job solving puzzles. It's called fixing the broken software system, but it's still a puzzle to be solved and it's still fun.
As a kid, I rode my bike everywhere. I rode to my friend's house to play, we would get bored and then ride somewhere else. Sometimes we would just ride to be riding. Riding bikes was what kids did because they weren't big enough to drive like the grown-ups. Never for a moment did I think I would be riding a bike once I was old enough to drive. Now it's called a commute and I love being able to
ride my bike to work.
