Jan David Blais
Some people call my career fascinating — others, bewildering. I don’t know about that, but I’ll accept interesting. Here’s a list of jobs I’ve held at one time or another. Alphabetical order avoids the need to rank by “importance,” longevity or anything else. And as proof nothing is ever wasted, readers of Twentieth Century Limited Book and Flight path may glimpse some of these waypoints as the stories roll by.
bartender; cook; consultant – aviation, higher education; encyclopaedia salesman; folksinger; gas station attendant; grocery clerk; hat salesman; house cleaner; lawyer – law firm, company attorney, general counsel; lawyer – state and federal government agencies; letter carrier – u.s. mail; librarian; office clerk; professional photographer; ski instructor; university administrator, professor; waiter; writer; youth counselor, coach.
Missing from this list is journalist. This I regret, for I hold that profession and some number of its practitioners in great esteem. Same comment as to military service.
Incidentally, my preparation for all this included Holy Cross College, Harvard’s Kennedy School, Harvard Law School and the University of California Berkeley.
Born in Providence R.I., living in Watertown, Massachusetts. Married, with a daughter and son.
website: jandavidblais.com