A good job of work

What’s a job you would like to do for just one day?

Our neighbor, George Plimpton, famously did some very odd jobs just once.

He was a Detroit Lion for a game in 1963 and the goalie for the Boston Bruins. He pitched during batting practice in the 1960 All-Star Game and sparred with Archie Moore in 1959.

I always admired not just his skills as a raconteur but also the fire in his soul. I never envied his choices of “work,” although it was all done in the spirit of journalism.

In a more direct answer to your question: Most any job would be tolerable for a day. Is there any one job I would particularly want to have for just one day?

Pilot on the air shuttle to Nantucket comes to mind. Just once and preferably in calm skies.

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