I didn\u2019t grow up saying I wanted to be a lithographer \u2013 does anybody? So, like most of us lithographers, I came to my profession the old fashion way \u2013 by accident. The story of how I became a lithographer is a relatively short one, so I\u2019ll make it long by adding lots of extraneous details.<\/p>\n
My first real job, at age 16, was working for my father in the construction business. He gave me all the dirtiest jobs: digging ditches, laying tie-rod for concrete, running a jack hammer, doing demo (demolition) work. That summer in Dallas saw 41 days in a row above 100F, and I never saw my dad slow down. It was a relief when school started again in the fall, and I decided that when I got to college I was going to work really hard! I few years ago I told this story to my dad. His only response: \u201cIt worked\u201d.<\/p>\n
During this same time, my mother and her sister-in-law had started a fabric store (the early seeds of an entrepreneurial spirit?). I helped out a bit there, so that by the end of that year I was the only kid I knew who could run a jack hammer and make his own shirts.<\/p>\n
Next Time: my first \u201clithography\u201d job<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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