Correct! Al may have been a Senator’s son, but his dad was determined that he understand what the real world was like and worked him like a mule on the family farm. After that, he had a string of non-work-cushy experiences, starting with volunteering for Vietnam, and then working five years as a professional journalist. (This was way back in the day, when journalists actually had to "do research" and "check their facts" or they’d loose their jobs.) While working as a reporter, he took classes at Divinity School and Law School. Finally there was all that "non-work" in the Congress, the Senate and as Vice President.