I have an interesting resume, so I'll jump in as well...
Late 80's I worked as an accountant in New York City. It didn't take me long to realize that majoring in accounting was fine, but working as an accountant sucked bigtime.
Early 90's, you name it I did it. My dad was quite ill at the time, and my mother and I took care of him. I worked nights delivering newspapers, drove a van at JFK airport, and basically did all kinds of shit jobs until my dad passed away...
In 1994 my mother and I decided we wanted to get out of New York, so we moved to Pennsylvania. I wasn't sure about the move, but I wanted to stick by my mother and make sure someone was closeby to her. I had always had an interest in woodworking, so I got a job working in a cabinet shop. I loved the work, but the pay was horrible and the coworkers were a bunch of idiots most of the time. I learned a lot though, and the knowledge comes in handy...
In January 97 I bought a PC. I surfed the free porn and whenever I saw a link that said "webmasters click here to make money" I clicked! hahaha Had my first website online in March of 97 and I was probably THE most clueless webmaster in history. I didn't know how to ftp, or copy and paste for that matter... but I kept going and finally got the ball rolling. I had a bunch of free sites and some nice Yahoo listings, and I always banked everything I made figuring "this could never last."
I 99 I met Sweet T of NationalNet and we hit it off. He offered me a job and I have been here ever since.