He won’t need any more luck with all those horseshoes…
Yes, it’s an unpolished website under construction, but it’s much more. This is particularly relevant, considering my response to Geena in the comments about school killing creativity, and about how the deadening view of adults towards children seems to be that you’ve got to grow up to be a suit and tie wearing, cubicle dwelling, traditional money maker to be successful. I just caught up with my friend, Brice, who went through the same biomedical science program through the college of veterinary medicine at Texas A&M. It turns out, while interning at a horse breeding farm, he got to be friends with the farrier, sort of like a blacksmith with a background in veterinary medicine. He took a liking to the trade, went back to school, and is currently operating his own horseshoeing business in the Brazos county area, carving out his niche and building up clientelle.
How badass is that? Instead of just following the prescribed path before him, he had the gumption to follow his interests and pursue a personally rewarding path and make it a reality. Never mind that you probably won’t find blacksmith or farrier (have you even heard of a farrier before?) on the typical biomedical science career sheet. He gets paid to play with horses all day, he’s using his education, and he’s doing something he enjoys, not just chasing the money. Props to you Brice, and best of luck, I’ll be checking up in the future to watch your business grow.
***Edit: Can’t forget to spotlight Brice’s project, the Johnny Cash Cover Band, one of the most spot on Cash impersonations I’ve ever heard, hands down. Amazing. A nod to Carrie as well, the voice of June Carter Cash from the JCCB and a musician in her own right. Beautiful.