MY FIRST 40 JOBS
A MEMOIR
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The next half-hour was among the worst of my life. For 30 straight minutes a downpour of rain descended upon the mountaintop mixed with hail at the beginning. Lightning flashed unceasingly while thunder boomed constantly as if I was caught in a battle between the gods on Mt. Olympus. There were times when it seemed a 100-watt light bulb was turned on inches from my eyes due to the frequent lightning explosions. Finally I closed my eyes, too afraid to continue looking; prayed fervently to our Lord Jesus Christ for deliverance and recited the 23rd Psalm over and over again to keep from panicking.
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This memoir takes the reader from March, 1966 to June, 2003; from Massachusetts to Connecticut, Hawaii to Oregon, South Carolina to California to Virginia; from reporting for a newspaper to Salvation Army Bell Ringer, National Park Service ranger to working for Fidelity Investments; 40 jobs spread throughout America that helped fill up a life, but was it worthwhile?
About the Author
Hugh Maguire graduated from Boston College in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He has lived in six states and traveled through 48 states; working at nearly everything except McDonald’s. Returning to Massachusetts in 1993, he married his lovely wife, Cynthia, and “settled down” in the Boston area.