Lum is quite the entrepreneur and has held a variety of positions over the years. He also fancies himself a philosopher and is able to come up with an ol’ Ed’ards sayin’ appropriate for just about any circumstance.
Lum’s Resume
- Co-owner and proprietor of the Jot ‘Em Down store (and usually manager)
- Justice of the Peace of Cloverleaf Township
- President of the School Board (but had to run for this office every year, and didn’t always get elected)
- King of the Hogs
- Manager of the Pine Ridge Planetarium Pitcher Show
- Sunday School teacher
- Head Librararian of the Pine Ridge Library (housed in the Jot ‘Em Down store)
- Head Astronomer and President of the Ed’ards Memorial Observatory
- High Supreme Loyal Counselor of the Lodge
- Notary Public
- Movin’ Pitcher Actor
- Scientifics (“Call me Perfessor E’dards.”)
- President and Cashier of the Pine Ridge United Bank (housed in the Jot ‘Em Down Store)
- Head Chef of the Pine Ridge Bakery (housed in the Jot ‘Em Down Store)
- Harbinger of Truth and Circulation Manager for Diogenes Smith
- Air Raid Warden
- Head Publisher of the Ed’ards & Ed’ards Publishin’ Company, Incorporated (housed in the feed room of the Jot ‘Em Down Store)
- Barbarian and Shampooist at Ed’ards Deluxe Tonsorial Parlor (housed in the Jot ‘Em Down Store)
- Women’s Hat Designer “Bon Mot”
- Hotel Manager of the Mountain View Inn
- Lumburger King and Cookin’ Chief of the Meadowlark Restaurant (housed in the Jot ‘Em Down Store)
- President and Program Director of Radio Station VPR (housed in the Jot ‘Em Down Store)
- President of the Golden Era Discussion Club
- President of the Pine Ridge Synthetic Rubber Corporation
- Co-chairman of Pine Ridge War Savings Staff
- Artist (specializing in surrealism)
- Dental Assistant to Dr. Snide
- Professor of Interstate Commerce, High Finance, Executive Ability, and Business Administration (aka Country Storekeeping)
