What do you do for a living?

[austlar1]

At age 70, I am probably one of the oldest regular participants on this thread. I am retired. Had two careers more or less. After graduating from Tulane in New Orleans in 1969, I spent early adult years working in retail and moved all over the country- SF, LA, and DC mostly. I later (early 1980s) went to Social Work School at University of Southern California (the real USC) and got an MSW. I spent the next couple of decades working in mental health settings mostly in state government facilities. I grew up in Fort Worth in the 1950s and 60s. My family operated a small chain of catalog discount stores (Edison's) that included a couple of locations in Austin. That provided me with a lot of exposure to Austin in the late 60s and early 70s. I also briefly attended (Fall of 1969) UT Law School, but left after just one semester. I had too many wild oats to sow and was not cut out for the law. I returned to Austin in 1996 but lived mostly out in Dripping Springs or over near Bastrop. I love big cities, but I also love country living. I finally moved into Austin after I was burned out in the 2011 Bastrop wildfire. I have been fascinated (and at times horrified) by the growth of Austin over the past several decades. I may be the crankiest regular contributor to the Austin thread.