What is it like to be a trucker? What would my day be like if I was a researcher? What is it like to work for a meat packing plant?

The more time that passes, the more I realize how easy it is to have a myopic view of the world. I have the seed of an idea here - or maybe it is just a desire to learn more about the world that exists outside of the technology that I live and breathe. Maybe there are books I can read, maybe somebody has a blog that covers this area. Or maybe this really is a seed of an idea.

In any case whatever this seed is, Google seems like a good place to start.