tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667284174716376085.post8732529425012605901..comments2023-06-12T04:22:39.996-07:00Comments on Ahead of the Wave: My First JobUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667284174716376085.post-73772884715996423092009-01-30T21:26:00.000-08:002009-01-30T21:26:00.000-08:00That name, Nadine Penix, sounds like a novel to me...That name, Nadine Penix, sounds like a novel to me....<BR/><BR/>Amazing to reflect back on a first job. I'm not sure I would remember all the details that you remembered.JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667284174716376085.post-76154236630645445402009-01-28T15:11:00.000-08:002009-01-28T15:11:00.000-08:00Ahhhh!!!!! Blood draw-ers! My nemesis(es)! I hate ...Ahhhh!!!!! Blood draw-ers! My nemesis(es)! I hate having my blood taken, but I bet I would like you in spite of that.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for joining the PROMPTuesday circle this week. i really enjoyed your story.<BR/><BR/>(And on an unrelated note, I also want to build a labyrinth in my backyard.)San Diego Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12624915698900874371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667284174716376085.post-86146975259381702502009-01-28T07:40:00.000-08:002009-01-28T07:40:00.000-08:00That is a career-headed first job. I got my first...That is a career-headed first job. I got my first job at age 16 as a page at the local library. I shelved books, two or three nights a week and for eight hours on Saturday. I liked the librarians and many of the other students I worked with, but the work didn't prepare me for a career.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448211798237937246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667284174716376085.post-74775950690546451532009-01-27T18:43:00.000-08:002009-01-27T18:43:00.000-08:00Oh, I like this, Kate! Nadine Penix! Wow! I knew a...Oh, I like this, Kate! Nadine Penix! Wow! I knew a drunken bum once whose last name was Penix...seriously!<BR/><BR/>I am always fascinated by the little colorful tubes and stoppers of the "blood drawers" - probably because I am looking everywhere except at my own arm! although I wonder how a person brings herself for the first time to stick a needle in someone's vein! Was that hard to get over? Can I ask - what does it feel like on your end?<BR/><BR/>True about never wearing gloves. those were more innocent times, pre-AIDS.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.com