Introduction

Welcome to my world.  I hope to look at the world in a slightly different way and share that examination with those of you that might be interested.  As the title of this blog states I am simply a guy form Minnesota, I have had the opportunity to see much of the world thanks to the US Navy and now I work in an inner city High School.  I love what I do, but some days I wonder why I do it.

It makes sense to tell you a little about myself and why I am doing this so you can make a decision about whether it is worth your time to read/follow my random musings.  I was born in Jacksonville Florida, my father was a serving Naval Officer, flying one of the first supersonic fighter planes in the Navy’s inventory and my mother who had the tougher job of being a Navy wife.  When I was about 3 we moved back to Minnesota where, I  with some minor (in one case major) relocations, have lived ever since.  I have an older brother and a younger sister, 3 nieces, one nephew, miscellaneous aunts, uncles and cousins spread about the state and country.

After high school and being academically dismissed from my first attempt at higher education I followed my father into the US Navy, there is where the resemblance in our respective times in the service ended.  He was an Aviator, I was a Submariner; he was an officer, I was an enlisted man.  I spent a little over ten years in the Navy before I returned to Minnesota and wandered through several jobs before deciding to return to college earn a teaching credential and go to work teaching.  The first two parts were reasonably easy but the third has been the source of some interesting times which will I am sure eventually find their way into this blog.

I currently am employed by an inner-city Charter High School on the north side of Minneapolis.  I work with a group of incredibly dedicated people who are doing incredible things with very few resources.  We teach a great group of students who have not experienced the success of some other students for a number of reasons; some of their own making, most however are not.  

When not working I can usually be found with one of several vastly different things (fishing rod, book, camera, gun, cold beer etc…) in my hand or walking my dog (we are both somewhat overweight) when the weather allows (Which it does not today according to the weather service it is 3 degrees outside today) or visiting with friends. 

It is not a particularly glamorous life but I enjoy it. 

Thank you for reading and hopefully I will be able to provide you with a bit of humor and hopefully we can all gain some insight in the coming times.

Have a great day.