It has been 10 years since I was assigned to help count a tiny bit of America for the Census Bureau. It was an intriguing and, I must confess, bizarre experience.

And now it is time for the Census again — that massive federal undertaking that takes place every 10 years. It is an effort to count everyone in the country.

I will be sitting on the sidelines this time, but it is a job you might want to try. It's a lot of fun and they pay you. And it's a great job for a retiree; ...

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