How much prestige is associated with your job?  If you are a Firefighter you are greatly respected.  If you are a preacher . . . , not so much.

In this year’s annual Harris Poll regarding the most prestigious jobs, Firefighters scored highest with 62% of respondents indicating that the position held “very great prestige”.  Priests/ministers/clergy was eighth on the list with 41% considering the position to be of “very great prestige.”  Oh well, it could be worse.  You could be a Member of Congress (28%) or a Union Leader (17%).

Here is their list of positions in order of prestige:

1. Firefighter
2. Scientist
3. Doctor
4. Nurse
5. Military officer
6. Teacher
7. Police officer
8. Priest/Minister/Clergy
9. Engineer
10. Farmer
11. Architect
12. Member of Congress
13. Lawyer
14. Business executive
15. Athlete
16. Journalist
17. Union Leader
18. Entertainer
19. Banker
20. Actor
21. Stockbroker
22. Accountant
23. Real estate agent/broker

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The following test is scientifically proven to reveal your role model. Do not be skeptical. Follow the instructions below and you will be surprised at how accurate it is.

Please, DO NOT SCROLL DOWN. Becoming aware of the possible answers prior to the moment of revelation may skew the results.

Okay, perform the following steps to reveal your role model:

1) Pick your favorite number between 1-9

2) Multiply by 3 then

3) Add 3

4) Then again Multiply by 3 (I’ll wait, while you get the calculator…..)

5 ) You’ll get a 2 or 3 digit number….

6 ) Add the digits together

Got it? Now Scroll down . . .

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Use the number you arrived at above to see who your associated ROLE MODEL in the list below:

1. Albert Schweitzer

2. Ayn Rand

3. Dante Alighieri

4. George Bernard Shaw

5. J. C. Ryle

6. John F. Kennedy

7. Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemons)

8. Phyllis Diller

9. Kevin Stilley

10. Socrates

Wow, thank you for your kind thoughts.  I like you, too.

P.S.  Stop picking different numbers! I AM YOUR IDOL, JUST DEAL WITH IT!

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You have heard those commercials on the radio where the CEO for LifeLock gives out his own social security number for all who are listening. That’s a nice touch — hard to forget.

I always thought LifeLock was a service just for individual subscribers but evidently not. I see where a number of banks and travel clubs are providing lifelock identity theft services for all of their clients. They consider it to be a sound investment. When a company like AAA (America’s largest motoring and leisure travel organization) decides to pay out of its own pockets for its 173,000 members to receive the service they must be convinced of its value. Definitely worth me taking another look at.

Do any of you have identity theft stories to share, or experience with LifeLock? If so, I would love for you to share them in the comments below.

Also, LifeLock appears to be looking for good people to join their team if you are out there looking for a job.

In 1992 I went to work for Borders Books. It was intended to be “just a job” till I finished my PhD. I ended up working there for ten great years.

While reading Sven Birkert’s book The Gutenberg Elegies, I came across his description of his own time with Borders and it resonated with me. I share an excerpt below. Read more