# Suggestions for moonlighting? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 4, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061 "2010-10-04T23:24:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061/21 "2010-10-08T18:35:53Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > > [@BrainGlutton](#): > > > > Didn’t know we had a photo gallery. If curious, you can find my (now a couple of years outdated) pic on my [Match.com profile.](http://www.match.com/profile/showprofile.aspx?ortp=1&TP=U&uid=HvlGh8Sb6aL/ZSh6ANRleg==&lid=21) I was surprised when the lady suggested it, but apparently there is such a thing as “lifestyle modeling” for older models, and I sure don’t **look** my age (47). > > You put “Kneel in awe of my huge, hairy, throbbing, tumescent cerebrum!” in a dating profile? Really? If she don’t laugh, I don’t want her. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061/22 "2010-10-08T18:55:26Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > > > Given your interests, how about being a part-time legislative aide? Or campaign staffer. > > Is that actually something you can do for money, nights and weekends only, without quitting your day job or moving to the state capital? Legislative aide, maybe, although local jobs are understandably harder to find than Tally ones. Campaign flunky, definitely. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061/23 "2010-10-08T18:57:26Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > > [@BrainGlutton](#): > > > > Is that actually something you can do for money, nights and weekends only, without quitting your day job or moving to the state capital? > > Legislative aide, maybe, although local jobs are understandably harder to find than Tally ones. Campaign flunky, definitely. They **pay** campaign flunkies?! ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061/24 "2010-10-12T15:11:27Z")
How active are you? How interested are you in sports? I have two suggestions for night and weekend jobs that I enjoyed in the past because they involved me moving around and being outside. The pay can be pretty good too. (Althought think LSAT tutoring is the best idea mentioned so far.) You sports officiating. I’ve refereed football, baseball, basketball, softball. Volleyball is always looking for more officials (although that one doesn’t require you to move too much). It’s pretty good pay; and if you like sports it’s a nice way to be involved. I know a lot of people who support themselves with youth officiating. I live in GA, which is known for paying pretty well for amateur sports officiating; not sure how Fla ranks. It’s fairly easy to get into; you set your own schedule. The other suggestion I have is being a vendor at sports games. I was a beer vendor for many years for the Texas Rangers. Hard work, but a lot of fun. Your schedule isn’t as flexible. If there’s a home game, you’re expected to work. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061/25 "2010-10-12T16:06:50Z")
Christmas is coming up and now stores are looking for part time help. Otherwise try a temp agency. there are specialized agencies that cater to lawyer and their assistants. I would first start with [Robert Half](http://www.roberthalf.com/) and go from there ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061/26 "2010-10-12T16:36:06Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > > > Legislative aide, maybe, although local jobs are understandably harder to find than Tally ones. Campaign flunky, definitely. > > They **pay** campaign flunkies?! They pay the ones with graduate degrees. I suppose flunky isn’t quite the right word. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061/27 "2010-10-12T16:54:08Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > You put “Kneel in awe of my huge, hairy, throbbing, tumescent cerebrum!” in a dating profile? Really? You read his dating profile? Really? You don’t seem to be his type. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061/28 "2010-10-12T17:00:59Z")
> [@mikews99](#): > > [ODesk](http://www.odesk.com/jobs/writing-translation/) has lots of jobs to bid on. A good portion of the postings are penny-ante gigs, but there are some decent paying ones if you have the specific skill set. Whoa. I had never heard of this. I am actually looking for copyediting/writing gigs myself. I don’t really have much of a portfolio, but this has inspired me to try to build one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-moonlighting/556061.md?page=1)