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Terry Mackin

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What could have been — maybe should have been — but never became of my life

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By Terry Mackin
| Yahoo Life Verified
I was going to be a high school teacher and coach. Join the Navy, see some of the world by sea. Become a pharmacist, like my dad, but I feared college-level chemistry courses. Look into an apprenticeship with a local trade union. My favorite job in college was selling albums and concert tickets at the old Lame Duck Records in Belleville. It was a great gig. Music was played so loudly that it made the storefront windows rattle like an earthquake. We sat a lot.
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What could have been — maybe should have been — but never became of my life

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By Terry Mackin
| Belleville News-Democrat Verified
Terry Mackin I was going to be a high school teacher and coach. Join the Navy, see some of the world by sea. Become a pharmacist, like my dad, but I feared college-level chemistry courses. Look into an apprenticeship with a local trade union. My favorite job in college was selling albums and concert tickets at the old Lame Duck Records in Belleville. It was a great gig. Music was played so loudly that it made the storefront windows rattle like an earthquake. We sat a lot.
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Dear Class of 2026: Some common sense advice you won’t find on ChatGPT

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By Terry Mackin
| Yahoo Life Verified
Today’s message is more about common sense than artificial intelligence. It’s the best tips and advice I’ve received over many decades, or since I was you, a graduate. It was a different world. But not really. Put your diploma away in a safe place immediately. You won’t lose it and have to pay your alma mater for a new copy decades from now. Listen to 1970s music. It’s the best ever. Remember, nothing is private now that you have a cell phone. Admit when you are wrong. Don’t take blame if you are right.
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