National Blue Collar Day 2024
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Later in my career things got all lofty and I pursued that which was beyond my grasp given my submediocre public school education and the fact that none of it ever really mattered anyway once I became and adult and surpassed the dull and commonplace skill sets around me.
So when I embarked on 'plan b' I was sure to concentrate on the skills and subject matter expertise in an effort to see myself beyond the lamer advanced degree holders who were, by and large dullards and imbeciles anyway talking about all they were yet unable to do the most rudimentary elements of practical systems integration and management.
So, being surround by those less than competent I rose to the top of my field. I engaged those with college credentials who performed far beneath me. I was finally vindicated when the director of the local 4 year college was quoted as saying that their computer degrees weren't worth the paper upon which they were printed.
Now, in my retirement my bills are paid and I maintain a server cluster in my home to keep me from going stir crazy. Yes, I ended up white collar and in a carer of purely intellectual pursuits ...
But I remain a blue collar man conversion.
Today is National Blue Collar Day. It is an annual December 8 observance since 2019 under the auspices of one Todd Sohn to the workers of America in honor of those who work with their hands and use physical labor to earn a living. The term blue-collar originates from the fact that most workers wore blue uniforms whereas white collar is a rather uppity reference to those with degrees as though they really mean something in the end game.
So happy National Blue Collar Day to those of you who work in the trades. I consider my profession a trade as well. It's just that the world does not recognized it as such.