My First Career Choice

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Recently, while watching 'Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,' reality show, my memory was pleasantly jogged. As a child, I wanted to be a DCC.

The very first time I saw, and come to know about Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders was in an episode of 'The Love Boat.' Yeah, I know that was a loooong time ago. They boarded the cruise ship, with their signature skip/walk, and I was hooked. I must have skipped around, for weeks or longer.

Although, I'm slightly older than the current DCC, don't laugh, and weigh about five pounds more, with more junk in my trunk, that's really not funny, I look good. Because I'm more mature, I'd have to wear a different type of uniform, and the splits are out of the question. The last time (20 years ago), I tried to do a split, my knee went out. All of that aside, I still have the dance moves.

If they were to have auditions for a mature DCC, wearing more clothes, and less splitting... I'd be so there!

Who would I have to call to make that happen?

New Career Options

The recession, current economy, along with the rate of company's cutting back, and closing their doors has made me think about other career options. If for some reason, I should lose my job as a college instructor, I would pursue a career in law enforcement. A detective, or crime scene investigator, to be exact, maybe even forensics.

I have received the best training via, Law & Order: Criminal Intent & Special Victims Unit; CSI, CSI Miami & New York; along with Without A Trace and Cold Case. After watching all of those show, old and new helping them solve cases with an 80% accuracy. I figure that would be a good career choice.

I've helped Callie calculate the trajectory of many bullets, and Eric analyze crime scenes on CSI Miami. Jack the team and I have been very successful in finding missing persons on Without A Trace. And some of those cases were very hard, as if people had vanished in thin air.

I wouldn't need much training, just hand me a badge, a vest, and give me a nice car, the Hummer on CSI Miami, is nice! I almost forgot about a gun. I'll only need a few lessons, I'm a quick study. Give me all the cold case files, and I'll have them solved within a couple of months.

There are a few requirements: I have to have the same schedule, I'll start each morning by 9 a.m and clock out by 3 p.m., I have to pick the kids up. And no weekends. Summers, they're not good for me, 20 hours a week only.

And if the law enforcement doesn't work out, maybe reality TV. I can keep it real!