Cooked On Education

Seven Things

Dec 26th, 2008 by Mark Spahr

Richard Byrne of the award-winning Free Technology for Teachers blog tagged me to participate in this. The idea of this meme is to share seven things that your readers might not know about you. So without any further ado, here is my list:

I am a native of Florida. I was born and raised in Orlando.
I worked at Disney World in the Magic Kingdom for two summers. Most of my time was spent at a ride called The Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes. I dressed like Davy Crockett in a coonskin hat and told bad jokes. The canoes were free-floating (no track) and actually had to be paddled by the guests to move forward. I also worked on the Tom Sawyer Island River Rafts and at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (I can still recite the recording that plays every 30 seconds when a train leaves the station.
I went to Florida State University as an English major from 1987 to 1992. I also failed out. I spent way too much time at the Sigma Nu house and in some of Tallahassee’s finest watering holes, and not nearly enough time studying, or even going to class. After five years, I received a very nice letter thanking me for spending lots of my parents’ money and asking me not to return the next semester.
I am a fan of the FSU Seminoles, Boston Red Sox, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Before becoming a teacher, I worked in restaurants on every level from fast food and pizza delivery, up to fine dining. I also was a manager for Circuit City for five years.
I am a complete game geek. I love board games and sponsor a gaming group at my school. I also play Dungeons and Dragons weekly with a group of friends.
Unlike many chefs, I have no aspirations of owning my own restaurant. One of the things that I love about being a teacher is that it allows me to have a life outside of work. I have no doubt that I would work way too much if I had my own restaurant, and I really want to be around to see my kids grow up.

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