What was your dream growing up?

[Someguywhodoesntlikeyou]

What did you want to be when you grew up I guess is what I’m saying. Dreams change over the years but we all imagine something as kids we really wanted to do or be.

I wanted to write and draw comic books. I am a dork and you can ask my children and wife. I read some great comics growing up (not just the DC Marvel stuff) but books like Dave Sims Cerberus and Jeff Smith’s Bone. Grendel

I drew some for the paper in college and did some zines but I just started thinking around my sophomore year of college I wasn’t going to ever be good enough and just kind of put it away. Still love comics though but while I’ve had a good life and I don’t have very many complaints, every now and then I miss that dream.

 

[jcrow10]

I wanted to be a voice actor for cartoons. I figured if the character I voiced took off I would be set for life.

 

[ace on the river]

I was a little boy a million years ago and always wanted to " drive " the train behind our house, and that's exactly what I did for 42 years, until i retired

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Airline pilot

 

[Someguywhodoesntlikeyou]

I was a little boy a million years ago and always wanted to " drive " the train behind our house, and that's exactly what I did for 42 years, until i retired

That’s amazing.

Ever catch any train hoppers?

 

[Someguywhodoesntlikeyou]

I wanted to be a voice actor for cartoons. I figured if the character I voiced took off I would be set for life.

When did you give it up or did you

 

[Someguywhodoesntlikeyou]

Airline pilot

So are you an airline pilot?

 

[funKYcat75]

Singer/Musician. Still get to do it, but don’t get paid.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

So are you an airline pilot?

No. I'd suck

 

[Someguywhodoesntlikeyou]

Singer/Musician. Still get to do it, but don’t get paid.

But you’re still living the dream. Kudos

 

[Someguywhodoesntlikeyou]

No. I'd suck

Did you find something still made you happy though? I too would suck at flying planes

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Did you find something still made you happy though? I too would suck at flying planes

Coding and such. It's fun

 

[vhcat70]

Being MLB player. A few years of me K-ing ended that.

 

[Someguywhodoesntlikeyou]

Being MLB player. A few years of me K-ing ended that.

3 out of 10 gets you in the hall of fame

 

[TexasTimCat]

Martial Artist, spent decades training and teaching, but never made a career out of it, though did put wife and kids thru curriculum pretty much for free.

Made my career in the tech industry in various roles.

 

[WildcatfaninOhio]

As a youth I was fascinated by the space race. I was 10 years old in the summer of '69 when I stayed up late and watched Neil and Buzz land on the moon. In school I was very interested in discussions of space. I wanted to be an astronomer.

By HS my interests and priorities changed greatly, and my prospects of going to college were about zero. So it never happened. I still find discussions of space very interesting.

 

[berniecarbo]

Being the next Stan Musial, oh but that darn curve ball!

 

[Col. Angus]

Fluffer

 

[Glenn's take]

2 chick's at the same time.

 

[cordmaker]

I was a little boy a million years ago and always wanted to " drive " the train behind our house, and that's exactly what I did for 42 years, until i retired

My Dad was an engineer for ICRR and CSX, now my son has been an engineer for close to 20 years for CSX, works out of Evansville.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

I wanted to be a music writer for Rolling Stone. That did not work out. Also rolling stone sucks now so I’m not sure if I’m upset about that anymore

 

[WildcatFan1982]

As a youth I was fascinated by the space race. I was 10 years old in the summer of '69 when I stayed up late and watched Neil and Buzz land on the moon. In school I was very interested in discussions of space. I wanted to be an astronomer.

By HS my interests and priorities changed greatly, and my prospects of going to college were about zero. So it never happened. I still find discussions of space very interesting.

I wanted to be an astronomer until I found out most of your work is either teaching in a class or writing grant proposals. I just want to get paid to look through a telescope dammit

 

[funKYcat75]

2 chick's at the same time.

2 chick's what?

 

[DanCat17]

NASCAR driver.

 

[funKYcat75]

NASCAR driver.

If Malcolm in the Middle can do it, so can you.

 

[gamecockcat]

Being Kathy Ireland's boy toy. Good lord, her pics in SI swimsuit issues put many bad thoughts in my head.

Probably, a great guitarist. Still play a lot but miles away from 'great'. I must be a special needs guitar player because I know I've played > 10,000 hours and haven't mastered it yet. I'm pretty good and can hang with pretty much any good bar band level of musicians but I'm not professional level by any stretch.

 

[LordEggForgotHisPassword]

Archaeologist. I don't mean a real archaeologist that makes grids and performs statistical analysis, i mean Indiana Jones.

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

Archaeologist. I don't mean a real archaeologist that makes grids and performs statistical analysis, i mean Indiana Jones.

Same. I was out when I learned that a gun and whip weren’t standard issue.

 

[warrior-cat]

Martial Artist, spent decades training and teaching, but never made a career out of it, though did put wife and kids thru curriculum pretty much for free.

Made my career in the tech industry in various roles.

Style? I am a 6 Dan Kyokushin and Shotokan. Studied Ishin Ryu and Taekwondo a couple of years each before settling on Kyokushin in the spring of 1988. Started with Shotokan as well not long after.

 

[warrior-cat]

Wanted to be a soldier or a cop. Joined the army to do both (MP) but at the time height requirements were at the minimum 5' 8" and I was only 5' 7" at the time. They changed it a few years later to accommodate the ladies.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Lumberjack

 

[warrior-cat]

Fluffer

Congrats, you made it.

 

[warrior-cat]

2 chick's at the same time.

Save the eggs, they'll be worth something soon.

 

[justa]

Wanted to be an athletic ortho surgeon after I had my first knee reconstruction at 15, then saw the vid of my procedure. NOPE.

After that wanted to be a criminologist, I was reading a lot of true crime, (Helter Skelter, John List, etc). Was looking at colleges with Criminology degrees, then got that big occupation book we all had in our school library in the early 90's. After more researching saw you basically had to go into law enforcement or the psychology/sociology path. Neither appealed to me. I dont know what I was thinking I'd be doing but I guess I just wanted to solve high level crimes like I had read about. The naiveté of youth.

I still like true crime docs, books, pods, but couldnt see myself doing that as a career now as an adult.

 

[Nightwish84]

Archaeologist is a good call. Obviously more to it than picking out a plot of dirt and digging but the world builds on top of itself. Construction was occuring in Rome when ancient structures were discovered. Years later, that area in the middle of modern day Rome has been dug out, mapped, and experts believe they have a pretty good idea where Julius Caesar was killed within that area. Knowing as a kid you can just find something like that underneath a modern city would've blown my mind.

 

[TexasTimCat]

Style? I am a 6 Dan Kyokushin and Shotokan. Studied Ishin Ryu and Taekwondo a couple of years each before settling on Kyokushin in the spring of 1988. Started with Shotokan as well not long after.

I have my black in Shaolin Kempo and I have been fortunate to dabble in other styles, but hold no rank.


Congrats, that is a good resume!!

 

[warrior-cat]

I have my black in Shaolin Kempo and I have been fortunate to dabble in other styles, but hold no rank.


Congrats, that is a good resume!!

Kempo is a good style. I like the involvement of the hands. It is a focus of mine when teaching students. Many Karate instructors and students focus too much on kicks and not enough on hands.

 

[TexasTimCat]

Kempo is a good style. I like the involvement of the hands. It is a focus of mine when teaching students. Many Karate instructors and students focus too much on kicks and not enough on hands.

Yep, core tenent of Kempo, 50% hands, 50% legs, 50% defense, 50% offense, etc.

Jim Jitsu is a foundational piece and while if course there is striking in JJ, I valued the techniques for when some makes contact, it becomes extremely diverse style.

 

[FusterCluck]

Before my brothers were born, I'm told I had an invisible friend named Johnny Hammer.

Apparently, we built half of Smith Mills and kept things running around the house. Johnny was a good man.

I guess I'm saying I wanted to be a roofer.

 

[FusterCluck]

Wanted to be a soldier

Same. G'dad was a Marine, uncle is a Marine (my dad got drafted, he wasn't a big fan of the mil)... that was my whole plan until Sr year HS. My HS guidance counselor was a friend of the family, she ratted me out, so my whole dang family held a meeting in my g'ma's kitchen begging me not to enlist. Any other branch, just not the Marines. Well, that was not a viable option for me. My uncle told me I was too willful and spirited to be a Marine. The damage they'd do to me due to my mouth alone would be irreparable. "If they break you down like they need to, you won't be fixable." Lots of tears. So I caved.