Way back when in high school I tried out for the basketball team.
Despite being one of the tallest girls in the school and quite athletic,
I didn’t make the cut.
(Did I mention I also had a bit of an attitude and a big mouth?)
(This is the 2006 Canadian team)
So instead of basketball, I curled for two seasons.
And guess what?
I was really good.
I got to be the skip.
The skip tells the others where to throw their stones
and when to sweep.
In other words, I got to boss people around.
I like to point that out whenever I hear someone dissing shuffle board on ice.
Tracy Abell 
I love that you’ve done this 🙂
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It’s a funny thing for the old resume, that’s for sure. Right up there with working in a canning factory.
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Hah! So curling was a good match with your personality, huh?
I worked at a rubber factory for the summer when I was 17. My summer as a smudge! I wonder how that compares to the canning factory.
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Guilty as charged.
Rubber factory? I’d guess the smell wasn’t too pleasant. I was a visual inspector which meant I had a suction hose and watched peas pass by on a conveyor belt and sucked out weeds, rocks, dead frogs, etc. It was pretty horrible.
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