Sharpwriters' Thoughts Blog Archives - Archives - July 2001 June 2002 July 2002 August 2002 September 2002 October 2002 November 2002 December 2002 January 2003 February 2003 March 2003 April 2003 May 2003 June 2003 July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 June 2007 August 2007 September 2007 December 2007 March 2008 May 2008 July 2008 August 2008 April 2009 September 2009 October 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 June 2010 Current Posts Monday, January 10, 2011 New Year, New Life Today began my second week as a full-time writer, editor, publisher, graphic artist, keeper of the premises for Silver Boomer Books' first physical office. It's been a grand journey. For years I've joked I don't change jobs, I switch careers. I stayed longer as Judge of County Court at Law #2 of Taylor County, Texas, than any of my other jobs, but now I've moved on. I'm a retired judge, a visiting judge - but a mainly I'm a writer. It feels good. Now the progression looks like this: 1959 through 1965, unpaid part-time help at the Hardeman County Public Library 1965-1967, student work program, McMurry College Jay-Rollins Library 1967-1969, student work program, McMurry College Spanish Department 1968, summer youth director, Phillips United Methodist Church, Phillips, Texas 1969, summer youth director, First United Methodist Church, Snyder, Texas 1969-1970, 7th and 8th grade Spanish and English teacher, Brownfield Middle School, Brownfield, Texas 1972-1974, Director of Christian Education, Matthew Memorial United Methodist Church (Now University UMC), Fort Worth, Texas 1974, typesetter, a Church of Christ publishing company in Wichita Falls. Anybody know the name? 1974-1976, legal secretary, Niemann and Niemann Law Firm, Austin, Texas 1976-1978, clerk in Niemann & Niemann, Executive Director, Texas Optometric Political Action Committee 1979-1988, attorney, Bradbury & Tippen Law Firm, then Bradbury, Tippen & Rollins; Bradbury, Tippen, Rollins & Adkins; Bradbury, Tippen, Rollins, Adkins & Hamilton; then solo practice. 1995-2010, part-time writer 1988-2010, judge, County Court at Law #2, Taylor County Texas 2006-2010, part-time editor, publisher, writer 2011, full-time editor, publisher, and writer, part-time visiting judge And now, I do intend to regularly blog. But I've said that before. Just watch and see. And thanks for being there, for your part in this grand parade of careers. Share | posted by Barbara Rollins @ 9:51 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom] << Home