SkyHigh,

No, Ma'am, I wasn't a 'wonder kid'. I hired on at age 27, after being a captain at another regional (for whom I was sick of commuting).
No time for lousy jobs, huh? (I will always love the way you just whip out the ole pen and write all of our bios for us! You're so smart! Golly!)
You, um, ever shear Christmas trees for 8 hrs per day? Count filthy bottles and cans, with the occasional dirty diaper in the garbage bag, at a grocery store? Tow, fuel, and bug-wash a fleet of 100 aircraft in college while the rich kids played in their silly frats (don't forget to hit the other job before you go home for the night and study, by the way).
Oh, and before you accuse me of whining about my 'rough road', I didn't mind it, and it helped me to not become you. You're the one who accused me of not ever having a tough job, Sparky.

Love ya, keep 'em comin!