Ye-Haw! The Western Festival Tab Is Coming!

One of my favorite events in Elk Grove is the Western Festival- always the first weekend of May.

There's so much to do and see. You don't want to miss any of it.

Pick up a copy of the Elk Grove Citizen on Wednesday, April 28 and read the special "Western Festival" tab that will fill you in on all the great eats, games and things to do!

Odd Jobs

Working in retail is much more glamorous than say, plunging toilets, which I did at my first job. I worked as a buser at a restaurant. I was 15 and had no idea what having a job entailed, so I did everything to ensure my success. Not only did I bus tables but I prepped and served food, cleaned the chandeliers, dusted the woodwork, vacuumed and even did delivery orders within walking distance. The owners soon figured out that I would do any task, so eventually they had me plunging toilets too. I remembering thinking, “I must go to college, this sucks!”
As unpleasant as that job was I’m grateful for the experience.
As I said in my column on Nov. 24, no work experience is without gain.

With that said, what's the strangest job you've ever had?