F Minus by Tony Carrillo for May 13, 2023

Yes. To heat stroke and skin cancer.

Think of your childhood as an internship.

… and they may be willing to pay you.

And we’ll continue our current room and board arrangement with you.

Exposure! Can’t I wear my pants when I do it?

The classic statement musicians hear all the time from venue owners.

Brilliant!! I wish my kids were still young enough for me to use this!

Yep. It’s like appearing on Oprah!

Training for being a “non-paid intern” later in life.

My son in law mows elderly people’s lawns. He landscapes the lawn’s too.

I don’t “audition” for lawnmowing.

When I complained about having to mow the lawn, my Dad’s response was,“Why do you think we had boys?”

Instead of gettin’ Mow Money, he’s gettin’ no money.

in 1971 my father started paying me $3 to mow the lawn. You had to put your foot on the mower when you pulled the cord to start it.

The best story I heard was from a Mercedes-Benz dealer who wanted a graphic designer to create a brochure for a very low fee, but offered to let him put his logo and contact info on the back as it would get him lots of business. So without missing a beat, the designer said “sure, and you can let me drive around one of your Mercedes-Benz around town with a sign in the back window advertising where to buy one.”