Anyone else intrigued about this ongoing story about a college grad going across the country to work a different job in each of the 50 states? http://www.ksnt.com/home/ticker/36673669.html I find it fascinating, and it made me wonder:
1.) Where does this guy sleep? He sleep in his car/ find an apartment for just one week, and then move on? Or does he do the "rely on the kindness of others" bit?
2.) Really, he's 26 and he couldn't find one job w/ an econ degree from USC? That's scary?
3.) How many bad jokes did he try to pull on employers when he got rejected from 40+ interviews? Man, that's devastating.
4.) Would a non-white person be able to do this? Never mind getting on CNN w/ an Asian face like mine, but most of the jobs he does (Morman church boy, rodeo announcer, wedding director) are pretty stereotypically white jobs, and I just wonder if the employers would hire a non-white person to do it. Not to be racist, but that's just the reality: If I applied for a job as a pallbearer at a Catholic church in a pre-dominantly white neighborhood, I'm not sure they'd hire me under any circumstances.
5.) #4 aside, Why didn't I do something like before him? Urg, I love doing odd jobs and volunteering and such, this would have been awesome to get some publicity, be America's hero, and at least find a job.
Urg. Anyway, inspired by this dude, I'm now appreciative of NBA players who do more than just one job: play defense, be a good teammate, show up in an NBA cares commercial, be a good father. But on the fantasy side, here's some lesser-known players (we all know about wade, lebron, chris paul) who do more than just one job on the cats, a little of everything:
1.) Rasheed Wallace: is just a pure athlete but playing center most of the time, opening him up for the usual cats of rebounds and blks, but he plays on the perimeter so he averages more than 1 three a game and picks up loose steals as well, with some assists peppered in as well. His most important job, though, in my opinion, is to keep those turnovers down (just 1.1 TO's per game), which really makes him valuable cuz he gets all his #'s with only half the tradeoff.
2.) Jason Kidd: he's done it for a long time, but worth mentioning cuz even though he's no longer an elite NBA player, his fantasy stats are rejuvenated this year w/ his usual triple-double #'s (pts, rebs, asts) but a very-high steals total this year as well. On the trey department, Kidd is like the veteran waiter at your favorite local restaurant, he just keeps serving'em up.
3.) Vince Carter: What T-Mac was and is supposed to be today, VC still revs up those roto numbers, and I'm always fascinated by how he averages four and a half dimes a season, even when Kidd was in New Jersey too, but then I realize how much he hogs the ball, as long as he makes one pass to someone open he gets one. But 1.9 three's and 20+ pts every season, that's already good enough, but 80%+ FT shooting and about 1.0 stl's are also tasty goodies.
Alrighty then, Monday law school starts up again and I'll be in a funk. However, I have a feeling this NBA season will get even more interesting, and I'll have no choice but to post.
See ya.
Fantasize on,
Robert Yan
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