Better you than me, I suppose.   It's academia all the way for me.  I'm
too impatient to put up with the Feds.  Just lock me in a research lab and
let me do weird science...computationally, of course!  Still, if I could
use my hands, I would be an anatomist or surgeon or something.

Matt

On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Barber, Kenneth L. wrote:

> i am a accountan turned mainframe compputer programmer. i had 19 years with
> GSA (NO, not Girl Scouts of America, the scouts have adult supervision)
> before getting on at CDC. they were putting in a financial system and a
> friend recomended me too. total of 28 years with us government doing
> finacial systems. mainframe (read cobol). dinasour.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Conaway [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 4:26 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: well, good morning
>
>
> Ken,
>
> What do you actually do for CDC?  How did you get in?  I tried to get on
> with CDC after Tech, and all they did was pull my chain.  Never again!
>
> Matt
>
> On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Barber, Kenneth L. wrote:
>
> > well, i have got my the production monthly run fixed and running. too late
> > to go back to sleep. it is a great world i live in. somebody screws up and
> i
> > get a 2:45 am phone call. 28 years i been doing this. never get used to
> lack
> > of sleep.
> >
>