Well, my brother always told me that if you got paid for something, that made you a "professional". Makes sense, right?

So when I was about five years old, somehow my parents had me photographed for a place called Glah Brothers Tuxedos. Another little boy and I got dressed up in white tuxes and modeled a picture for the camera. We held wedding rings on what turned out to be folded Glah Brothers t-shirts. We got to keep the shirts as our "pay". So therefore I am a "professional model". 

By that standard, I am a professional in several other areas.

• Since I've led singing in the churches in which I've been employed, I'm a professional musician.
• I've played basketball as part of my youth pastor duties; therefore, I'm a professional basketball player. This would also be true about a lot of other sports and activities - pro (mini) golfer, pro quarterback, pro hide-and-seeker, professional driver, etc.
• I've poured concrete professionally when I helped a friend pour his driveway and he paid me.
• I played a mean and a nice boss in a video that one of our departments shot here at work. I'm a professional actor too - although I haven't been affected by the writers' strike.
• I'm a professional writer (this is true, even without stretching the truth).

So what are YOUR professional occupations? (Be sure to keep it clean. This is a family site.)

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