Dear Prof. Stokes,
I believe that you're currently enrolled in college. I hope that you are giving serious consideration to going immediately on for your master's degree. In fact, you should give also consider doing further post-graduate work beyond your master's degree. (Don't worry about paying for it, that's what Stafford Loans are for!)
Take it from me, stay in school, be a professional student. Work stinks! Oh, to be a carefree student again in the joyous, never-never-land of academia!
Happy Birthday,
Bob the Bartender, former Dixie Chicks groupie!