On Saturday, I sat through a boring eight-hour class on the duties and conduct of being a security guard for the New York State Racing Association. The instructor was more interested in tell jokes and entertaining the class with state trooper war stories. I prevented myself from nodding off by watching others fall asleep. At the end of the day I score 100 on the twenty five multiple choice questions and wasn’t too surprised to be standing in roll call the next day with those who had taking naps and scored 70. I probably could have pulled at least 80 if I had not sat through class.
Yep, I am a security guard at the race track for the next six weeks. Got the badge and everything.
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- Born and raised near Saratoga Springs, New York, Valerie Perez first joined the US Army and spent three years in Alaska as a photo lab technician. She earned her undergraduate degree in business from Georgia State University in Atlanta and an MBA from the University of Michigan and was a managing partner with Design Management Alliance until she got a bug up her butt and decided to be a writer. Good luck with that!! Shortly before her fiftieth birthday, she joined the Peace Corps fulfilling a lifelong dream. She was sent to the Federated States of Micronesia where she worked with disadvantaged youth. The author has traveled and hiked through South America, Nepal and Thailand and now lives in Hawaii.
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Good luck! ONe year I chauffeured an elderly couple back and forth to the track and dinner. I wrote a short story about it...and still talk about the experience!
Hi!
Glad you are back to Blogging! I've missed your photos and adventures. You have so much energy and know how to do so many things --- an inspiration for me to get moving. Hope all is peaceful at the track for you.
Julie: I'd love to read the story
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