Welcome to...ME????

TWELVE THINGS ABOUT ME YOU PROBABLY DON'T CARE ABOUT!!!

1. I grew up in Hershey, where I attended school from kindergarten until I graduated in 1988.  Famous people in my class include Mrs. Hoatson, the psychology/sociology/history teacher upstairs, and News 2's very own Kent Winder!  We moved BACK to Hershey last November.
2. I am married and have two little boys.  My wife's name is Marie, and my sons are Jaydon (10) and Jaxon (5).  I also have two dogs, four house cats, and one garage cat.
3. I am probably the biggest Kansas City Royals fan you will ever meet...if you have ever met one other than me!  Both of my kids came home from the hospital in Royals clothing and you will almost never find me without something Royals on.
4. I worked for 8 years on the radio (Y-102 in Kearney) and for 10 years at the Boys and Girls Home here in North Platte.  I have also managed a gym, managed a video game arcade, worked in a CD store, worked on a farm, delivered pizzas, worked in a cemetery, and cut glass for a
   
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5. Sports and the gym are the only reasons I am not a 100% NERD (my wife says I could be on Big Bang Theory...if I was smarter)!  I love computers, Star Wars (I saw the original in 1977...the year it came out...at a drive-in theater), Star Trek, "Magic The Gathering", comic books, reading fantasy and science fiction books, and, of course, history.
6. Speaking of history, I am currently working on my master's degree in history.  My favorite areas of history are World War II, the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, Egyptian History, and the Old West (you know, cowboys and Indians stuff).  I also am a big fan of government and political science.  I also am FASCINATED by the history of professional wrestling (see...nerd...) and baseball.
7. My favorite foods are the chicken and strawberry salad you will see me eating this ALL the time, lasagna, and steak and potatoes.  On the flip-side, I HATE Jell-O!  Hate it, hate it, hate it!  I hate how it wiggles and jiggles, hate the feel of it in my mouth, and even hate the sound it makes when you scoop it out of a bowl!  I also have no use for bananas, watermelon, avacados, asparagus, or super-hot peppers.
8. I was 46 when I flew for the first time...and my kids flew for the first time at 8 and 4!  
9. I used to be a competitive bodybuilder, power lifter, and arm wrestler.  I also wrestled in college.  
10. My favorite sports (which saved me from nerd-dom) are baseball, college football, UFC/MMA, and wrestling (college and professional), but I can watch just about anything, and I love the Olympics.
11. I coach AYSO soccer, t-ball, and wrestling.  I am also a cub scout leader!
12. I can count to five in five different languages!

Okay, so there you go...the dirty dozen...twelve things about me.  Probably more than you wanted to know, but you were the one that kept reading! If there is something I failed to cover, feel free to ask me (as long as it is appropriate), and I will do my best to answer.  I am NOT known for being shy...

My goal is to help you make the most of your time here in TIES and to help get you ready for the rest of your school career.  Let me know if there is something you need from me and I will gladly help...but remember, it is ultimately up to YOU to learn the material in this class; I can't learn it for you.

Mr. Parker