Howdy
Every time I put something on the internet I often say "Howdy." It's not a powerful knock you out of your socks 2x4 but it is something that I am consistent with. You could say that I am a red neck from a backwater school. I grew up in a small town and went to a large university and earned a bachelors in aerospace engineering. So basically you could call me a rocket scientist and just like the cavemen on TV that get offended when they say Geico is so easy a caveman can do it, I take offense when people say it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to do a task. Actually I don’t take offense I have a little thinker skin then some caveman.
Getting back to my college days, while at college I was known as a small town boy and that image has stuck with me ever since. I was one of those people who graduated high school and swore to my self that I was never going to move back to that small town I had dreams of living in a much bigger city. So it seems ironic my nickname in college became the name of the town that I grew up in. People that I spent four years with in college thought my real name was Heppner not Jason. After graduating college I have moved a little bit but after a while I went back to school to become a teacher and my first permanent job as a teacher ends up being at the same school that I attended and I am teaching out of a classroom that I actually took classes in. So the irony of my life is very funny and when you graduate high school never say never.
Jason
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Howdy to you too!! I grew up in a small town and must admit to do enjoy that sense of community. While I have moved to a much larger suburban area, I thought being in Oregon you get out of school in May and it snows a ton!!! Needless to say, that reality is just a fantasy-while I enjoy the area and the community we have developed over the years, I look forward to seeking out the smaller town atmosphere-as long as I have a mountain (for lots of snow) and high speed connections I think I will do fine.
Now I can say that I know someone who is a "rocket" scientist!! You have been awesome to get to know and look forward to the annual summmer institute to see what you have come up with next.
I too like the smaller town feel and love to have snow. Guess that comes from being born in Wyoming and living in Montana and Alaska. While I did live in Portland for 10 year and can do "city" it is not where I would like to live full time.
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