Homecoming

This has been homecoming week at Afton High School. We beat Ketchum tonight 54-14.

First day

I'm learning everyone's names and figuring out how to get around the area. All of my classes have 15 students or less and it looks like I am gonna like it here a lot.

I got the job!!

I start tomorrow at Afton High School. I'm looking forward to teaching math again.

Interview with Afton

Today I interviewed to teach math at Afton High School.

Welcome Week

Today starts the fall semester at Oklahoma State University. I'm sitting here in the library searching for jobs. I hope to get one soon as unemployment really sucks.

Thanks to everyone who has sent me job leads.

Upcoming events:

Cherokee National Holiday
Celebrating the State of Sequoyah
Labor Day Weekend
September 2, 3, & 4
Tahlequah, OK
The Cherokee National Holiday has been held since 1953 in commemoration of the signing of the 1839 Cherokee Constitution. It has grown into one of the largest events in Oklahoma, attracting more than 70,000 people from across the world. Cherokee Communities "Celebrating the State of Sequoyah" is the theme of the 53rd Cherokee National Holiday, which is expected to bring more than 100,000 visitors and Cherokees to Tahlequah this Labor Day weekend.


National Congress of American Indians
62nd Annual Convention
Tulsa Convention Center

Tulsa, OK
10/30/2005 - 11/04/2005

WINS-Day 61

Today was a very sad emotional day as we said goodbye to each other. I already miss DC and I'm not even one day back in Tulsa.

WINS-Day 60

Started my day at the Senate Indian Prayer Breakfast. It was kinda sad this being my last one. Then I went to NMAI to get some gifts for people at work. Today, the supervisors took the four IHS interns to lunch at Bennigan's. It was great as we spent out last hours with people we have grown to know and love. The food was great too. Tonight was the WINS banquet. We had a buffet dinner and guest speaker. Each WINS student was given a certificate. Then they gave awards. I was an Intern of the Summer semi-finalist. It was a very emotional time and we took lots of pictures.

WINS-Day 59

Today was really kind of frantic at work as I rushed around to get things done before leaving. Then, in my last class of the summer I had to take a final exam. After the final, I listened to the DC United vs. Chelsea soccer game. Chelsea won 2-1. The game was pretty incredible and tickets were selling for $100.

WINS-Day 58

Today the office threw a little celebration and gave me a certificate of appreciation for all my work here at the Division of Behavioral Health of the Indian Health Service this summer. I was really surprised and will miss working with them once I am back in Oklahoma.

WINS-Day 57

Today, IHS had a celebration down at the National Museum of the American Indian. This month, July 2005, marks the 50th anniversary of the Transfer Act, P.L. 83-568, which officially transferred the Indian health programs from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the U.S. Public Health Service, effectively establishing the Indian Health Service (IHS). The Transfer Act provided that “all functions, responsibilities, authorities, and duties . . . relating to the maintenance and operations of hospital and health facilities for Indians, and the conservation of Indian health . . . shall be administered by the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service.” After the events at the NMAI I went and explored the National Building Museum. "Created by an act of Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum is America’s premier cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning." Tonight in class we discussed Indigenous populations in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia and reviewed for the final exam.

WINS-Day 56

Tonight I went to an even hosted by The Partnership for Public Service. 2000 summer interns attended to hear about the advantages and opportunities available in the federal government. We had the opportunity to hear from keynote speaker Andrew Card, White House Chief of Staff. Then, I went to a WINS reception hosted by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

WINS-Day 55

Went canoeing down the Shenandoah River.

WINS-Day 54

Went camping in Shenandoah (Virginia).

WINS-Day 53

Started the day with the Indian Prayer Breakfast at the Senate and then went to a Federal Career Fair hosted by the USDA. Tonight we watched Constatine with Keanu Reeves.

WINS-Day 52

Tonight in class we discussed the Rehnquist court and how it favors state's rights over Indian rights. You have a better chance of the Rehnquist court ruling in your favor if you are a criminal than if your an Indian or tribe.

WINS-Day 51

Tonight in class, we talked about the 21st Century Workforce and the skills necessary to make it.

WINS-Day 50

Tonight in class our speaker, Heather Thompson spoke on Election Protection - Native Vote and the tactics that some states and polling places are using to keep Native Americans from voting and about the organization that sends out lawyers to make sure that Natives get to vote.

WINS-Day 49

Will be spending the next two weeks finalizing projects at work. Will spend tonight resting up from the NY City trip.

WINS-Day 48

Today, I visited Central Park, SOHO, NOHO (South of Houston and North of Houston) and Chinatown. Central Park is really amazing. Probably the best part of DC in my opinion. Rode a bus back to DC.

WINS-Day 47

Our charter bus left DC at 7am. We arrivered at Battery Park in Bowling Green about 11:30am. Went to the National Museum of the American Indian branch in NYC. From there went to check into my hotel room. My friend Jason and I walked through the theatre district and times square and then took the subway to the Statan Island Ferry. It's a thirty minute ride and you get a pretty good view of the Statue of Liberty. Returned back to Manhattan, walked to the financial district and down Wall Street and saw the New York Stock Exchange. Visited Ground Zero and it was very moving....you can still see the effects of Sept 11 in the other buildings around the area. Saw the NY studios for ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX along with where they film David Letterman and saw the Hello Deli. Also saw the area where they put the tree up each year. Also, saw St. Patricks Cathedral.

WINS Day 46

I missed the Indian Prayer breakfast this morning because I had stuff at work I had to get done (deadlines). Took a short break to have an Indian Taco. After work, packed for New York City trip tomorrow. Watched the Leonard Peltier story.

WINS-Day 45

Tonight in class we talked about political activism such the American Indian Movement.

WINS-Day 44

Tonight in class, we took the Myers/ Briggs test. I came out as an INFJ.

WINS-Day 43

Tonight in class we looked at judicial activism and the Oliphant, Montana, and Wheeler US Supreme Court cases.

WINS-Day 42

Today was my first general staff meeting to attend at work. Tonight I went to Union Station to buy some new shoes because the ones I am wearing to work are starting to fall apart. I also went to the Chinatown bus stop here in DC to buy my ticket to return from New York City to DC on Sunday. Chinatown buses run both ways from NY to DC and from Philadelphia to DC.

WINS-Day 41

Today, I went to the National Cathedral and down to Geogetown/GWU/Foggy Bottom. Along Wisconsin are a lot of cool shops like Adidas, Diesel, Izod, etc. I had a bison burger (aka buffalo) for lunch today. Sure wish we had these available back home.

Soap Box #2

Benjamin Banneker Memorial Park was in disrepair. Trash everywhere, weeds growing, the fountain had no water, looked rusted and unkept. I think it's pretty sad the National Park Service isn't taking better care of this park. It's a circular park with a nice view overlooking the skyline of Washington, DC. Lots of benches and it's part of the city's historical walking tour. I just don't understand why they won't provide for the park's up keep.

WINS-Day 40

Forty days in DC. Seems like only yesterday I arrived here. Today, I went to the Arlington National Cemetary. I got to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and I got to see JFK's grave site. From there I walked an hour to the Jefferson Memorial then down by the Washington Marina and over to Benjamin Banneker Memorial Park. Benjamin was a self taught astronomer, surveyor, and mathmetician. He was a free black man from Baltimore, Maryland and assisted in the surveying of the 10 sq miles that would become Washington, DC. Tonight's pizza and movie night movies were "The Hostage" starring Bruce Willis and "Hide and Seek"

WINS-Day 39

Today began with the Indian Prayer Breakfast at the Senate. At lunch, we had Indian tacos again. Yum!! Tonight we had another movie night and pizza. We watched "Pacifier" with Vin Diesel and "Cursed" about werewolves in LA.

WINS-Day 38

Tonight our class discussion was on self-determination and the tribal courts.

WINS-Day 37

Tonight in class, we talked about the BIA, its history, sturcture, organization, and the issues of today.

WINS-Day 36

At work, we are still working on Congressional Justification for our budget. In class, we are studying the organization of tribal governments.

Soap Box

It was suggested by a reader of my blog that I remove the soap box from my original post altogether because there are more important issues in life to worry about. Well, I didn't want to remove it completely so I made a separate posting just for the soap box. Dale steps up on his soap box. One of the causes for separation listed in the Declaration of Independance was "He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions." The interesting thing to note here is that the "mericiless" Indian Savages have been elevated to the "noble" Indian Savages. That is why Americans love to use savages and redskins as their mascots because they believe that now Indians are "noble" savages. The dictionary defines redskins as "n. Offensive Slang. Used as a disparaging term for a Native American". It's on the same level of using the "n" word, but somehow Americans find it a term of endearment to be used as athletic mascots. Look up the word savage in the dictionary and see for yourself if it really honors Indians when used as a mascot. And would you really want the students at your school defined as savages? And the United States still finds itself having to deal with the "Indian Problem". Never mind that 500 years before Columbus the Vikings made it all the way to the Great Lakes and that Amerigo Vespuci sailed all the way around the South American tip (and for whom the the continents are named after). Columbus was a slave trader and when he found land in the Carribean, he was actually lost. That's why he mistakingly called the inhabitants of Hispaniola Indians because he thought he was in the West Indies. Even though he was lost and had he spent one more day at sea his crew would have mutinied, Americans just adore him. No holiday for Amerigo Vespuci, Columbus the slave trader gets one instead. Dale steps down off his soap box.

WINS-Day 35

Today started out by listening to a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independance at the National Archives. The readers were two Operation Iraqi Freedom soldiers who read the beginning and end. Reading the causes for separation were actors dressed as Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin. Reading the names of the signers was an actor dressed as a colonial soldier. Then, along Constitution Avenue was the National Independance Day Parade. After lunch. The Navy Band perfomed at 15th and Constitution (SW corner of the Washington Monument) and then later the Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants perfomed at the Air and Space Museum. Fireworks went off over the Washington Monument with the staging area the WWII Memorial. I was all the way over on the Capitol end of the National Mall and I could still see a brillant fireworks display plus listen to the National Philharmonic perfoming over by the Capitol Reflecting Pool (one of two, the other is the Reflecting Pool between the Washington Monument and the Lincol Memorial that most people think of when they think of reflecting pools). They performed 1812 Overture complete with cannon salutes and other patriotic songs.

WINS-Day 34

I went to the National Geographic Museum. They had three exhibits: one on King Tut, one called Traits of Life" and one that displayed a photographers pictures taken in civil war torn Darfur. There were also poster contest entries for World Refugee Day and the UNHCUR. Then I went to the Folk Life Festival. My favourite two exhibits were the Forest Service exhibit and the Food Culture exhibit. At the food culture exhibit they had the makings of coffee, tea, and chocolate. It was very cool to see and touch cocoa beans and see how they are harvested and brought to production. Another movie night: "Are We There Yet" and "Hitch".

WINS-Day 33

Today was mostly a day of R & R. From 2-5, one of the mentors cooked an appreciation dinner for all the powwow volunteers. Indian tacos....yummy!! Movie night and we watched "Black Cloud" and "Coach Carter". There's a very cool line at the end of the movie that I want to quote here:

Coach Ken Carter: "What is your deepest fear?"
Timo Cruz: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

WINS-Day 32

Again this Friday, my day started out by attending the Capitol Indian Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Senate. Today at lunch, the Indian taco vendor came back and and again today he had to make a second trip. For those of you not familiar with Indian tacos, they start with fry bread and add beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, salsa and depending on who makes them you may also get the ground beef and sour cream like a regular taco. At 7, we took off for Alexandria, VA to go to an AMC theatre there to watch "War of the Worlds". We took the yellow line train which rides over the Potomac River into Virgina. At Eisehnhower Ave, we made our exit and went to the theater to find the show was sold out until 9:45 so we went and ate at Ted's Montana Grill. It's famous for their steaks and their buffalo logo. I had a Philly Bison Burger on oatie wheat bread which comes topped with grilled bell pepper, onions, and mushrooms. After dinner we went to the movie. It was a pretty good movie in my opinion. I won't give any details for those of you who haven't seen it.

WINS-Day 31

Today, I got to attend a conference on FISMA (Federal Information Management Security Act) hosted by the Potomac Forum. The conference was at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel only a couple of blocks from the White House where President Grant would go at the end of each day to smoke his pipe. People found out he went there and started meeting him in the lobby to tell him their concerns. This is how "lobbying" got started. Martin Luther King, Jr. also penned his "I Have a Dream" speech while staying at this hotel. In front of the hotel is Freedom Plaza and a monument to the Civil Rights Movement. In class this evening we were privileged to have a guest speaker named Lawrence Baca, Deputy Director, Office of Tribal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice. He told us his life story growing up in Southern California up through his college experience and then we had a question and answer period.

WINS-Day 30

Today at lunch, we had a vendor deliver Oklahoma style Indian tacos. What a treat!! Tonight in internship class, we had Shenan Rae Atcitty and Philip Baker-Shenk, both lawyers/lobbyists practicing in Indian Law as guest speakers. We are getting to meet a lot of the leaders in this area during our time in DC (for example last week when we had lunch at NCAI, see Day 25).

WINS-Day 29

I watched the Senate Committe on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on the Regulation of Indian Gaming. From this page, you can click on "Witness List" and see the witnesses who testified at hearings. If there is written testimony available, you can click on the witness's name and it will bring up an Adobe document. If you click on "View Hearing" you can watch an archive of the hearing in Real Player. On the day of a hearing, you can watch a live broadcast of the hearing by going to http://indian.senate.gov. You will need Real Player.

WINS-Day 28

At work, I am getting training on Microsoft Project. Most of the staff are gone this week. They went to the combined IHS Behavioral Health/SAMSHA conference in San Diego.

WINS-Day27

Today, I went to the International Spy Museum and then dinner at Fado's Irish Pub. Neither the Spy Museum nor the Hirshon Museum that I visisted last night allow pictures to be taken. So there are no pictures at my pictures website. Both had very cool exhibits. The Spy Museum is $14 to enter, but well worth it. (It's not a Smithsonion or other government funded museum). The Spy Museum really gives you an up close persepective on what it must be like to be a spy. Everything from "cloak and dagger" to the technology of spying.

WINS-Day 26

The WINS powwow was today from noon to six on the quad of the main AU campus. I was honored to be the head man dancer. After the powwow and a good nap, I went to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden for an evening exhibit called Cosmic Drift: Late Access/Light Show Visual Music Experience

WINS-Day 25

Started the day off at the Senate Indian Prayer Breakfast. Then I went to visit the Cherokee Nation Washington Office and to pick up the Cherokee flag for the powwow tomorrow. The NCAI hosted us for lunch today at their office. We met some of the staff and had a good discussion on the work NCAI is doing. After work, made preparations for the powwow tomorrow.

WINS-Day 24

In class tonight we discussed Supreme Court cases Mitchell I and II.

WINS-Day 23

Robert Holden from the National Congress of American Indians spoke to our class tonight. He spoke about the work of NCAI and how to get involved.

WINS-Day 22

We covered the Termination Era in class tonight.

WINS-Day 21

Tonight, we had a session on economic development for tribes presented by Phil Busey of the Busey Law Group based in Oklahoma City, OK.

WINS-Day 20

Today, I went to the US Postal Museum. It was very cool. It's right next to Union Station. This evening I went to the Indigenous Rights Watch film festival for the documentary Bones of Contention. Ever since the repatriation act that legislated all bones go back to their respective tribes for reburial, many acrheologists and scientists have been irriated because they feel like the bones are artifacts that need to be studied. In some cases, like the Omaha, tribes have agreed to let them study first and then return the bones. The Lakota want the bones returned no questions asked.

WINS-Day 19

Today, I went to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. This is an incredible museum. I didn't even get to see all of it and plan to go back again. For dinner, I got the chance to eat Ethiopian food. It's pretty good and you don't eat with fork and spoon, but instead you eat with this bread like material called injera. Tonight's film at the Indigenous Rights film festival is Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action. Check out the Katahdin Foundation.

WINS-Day 18

My day started by attending the Senate Indian Prayer Breakfast. I learned that the breakfast started like 30 years ago and they meet every Friday except Christmas and New Year's. Then back at work all the IHS interns had an orientation. It was cool to hear about all the divisions of IHS. After work, I went to Germantown, MD to find Wal-Mart. Later that evening, I went to the first night of the Indigenous Rights Watch film festival. The film was Oil on Ice about federal attempts to drill for oil in the national wildife refuge in Alaska. Very moving and powerful documentary.

WINS-Day 17

In our Federal Indian Policy class we discussed the General Allotment Act also known as the Dawes Act.

WINS-Day 16

Today I attended the Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on teen suicide. The testimony is available here. Just click on the witness name. In our internship class, a member of the House Resources Committee came to speak to us. This committe has most of the jurisdiction over Indian affairs in the U.S. House of Representatives.

WINS-Day 15

We are beginning to look at Supreme Court cases in our Federal Indian Policy class.

WINS-Day 14

Today at work, I took part in an IHS Strategic Planning Session.

WINS-Day 13

Today, I went to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. What an incredible impact. There's an exhibit called "Remember the Children" which tells the story of an eleven year old named Daniel who survived with his father, but his mother and sister were murdered by the Natzis. The story is taken from Daniel's diary. The exhibit has replicas of places in Daniel's life. Another powerful exhibit was on display by the Committe on Conscience detailing the genocide going on in the Darfur region of Sudan. On the way to dinner, I stopped at Chinatown. I ate dinner at Union Station and attempted to find the Cherokee Nation Washington Office, but I was not successful. While looking for it, I saw the US Memorial dedicated to the patriotism of Japanese Americans who suffered during WWII.

WINS-Day 12

Laundry, homework, went exploring some of the area near AU.

WINS-Day 11

Attended the Senate Indian Prayer Breafast then went to work. Tonight after work, some of us played soccer with a ball that one guy found last Saturday in a field by the reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial. Then, a group of us went to eat at Armand's Chicago Pizzeria.

WINS-Day 10

Work and then class. Tonight we covered chapter 4 in our book "American Indian Politics and the American Political System" by David E. Wilkins which covered the history of federal Indian policy.

WINS-Day 9

Everyone is trying to prepare for the Senate hearing next week. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee can be found here. Tonight we attended a reception for the Udall Interns. For more information on Udall Interns go here.

WINS-Day 8

My second day at work. To learn more about Indian Health Service go here. I'm working 8-5 and take the red line train to Twinbook where our offices are. Tonight was our second class for Formation of Federal Indian Policy, we are looking at the "doctrine of discovery".

WINS- Day 7

Today, I started my position at the Behavioral Services Division of Indian Health Service. We are preparing for the Senate hearing on how to prevent Indian teen suicide. The hearing is on the 15th.

WINS-Day 6

Today we had some leadership team building exercises and then a picnic with the Udall Interns and the DOE Interns from traditionally black colleges. Also 8 of us set out on a trek to find our beloved Wal-Mart fondly known as Wally World. The round trip cost us 6 hours of time, but it was worth it.

WINS-Day 5

Scavenger Hunt
1. we went to the Smithsonian National Zoo
2. we went to Dupont Circle
3. we went to Union Station
4. we went to the Supreme Court
5. we went to the Library of Congress
6. walked the national mall stopping at the Smithsonian Botanical Gardens
7. kept walking the national mall from the Capitol toward the Washington Monument
8. passed by the Washington Monument and the Tidal Basin and stopped at WWII memorial
9. walked along the reflecting pool towards Lincoln Memorial
10. from the Lincoln Memorial, walked to the Vietnam Memorial
Then to get back home, we walked through George Wasington University to catch the Metro at Foggy Bottom-GWU station.

WINS-Day 4

Today started out attending the Senate Indian Prayer Breakfast at 8:00am. This prayer breakfast is held every Friday in the Senate in room S-120. Then we walked over to Senate Russell Building. Oklhaoma Senators Inhofe and Coburn were not in because of Memorial Day recess but I got to see where their offices are. Then, we met with the staff of the Senate Standing Committee on Indian Affairs, learning the history of the committee and the legislation currently facing Indian Country. After that, we had lunch at Union Station. Then we went to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian(NMAI). This is a very incredible museum. A must see for anyone coming to DC. Smithsonian museums here are open daily free of charge from 10am to 5:00pm. I've started publishing some of the photos I've taken to the web. Click here to view them: Dale's photos

WINS-Day 3

Today began with more orientation and a presentation by the Public Safety office of AU. Then we headed out to tour the Library of Congress. I found it to be very impressive. Actually road the Metro today (subway). Then tonight we had our first Formation of Federal Indian Policy (GOVT636)class. This is going to be a challenging summer both academic and professionally.

WINS-Day 2

Today we had our orientation, received our American University student IDs, and toured campus. This evening began our internship class (GOVT691), one of two courses of study that we will be involved in as students this summer. Getting to know the area immediately around the campus and finding the Metro station which is only two blocks away. No Wally World or Target around here though. We've heard the closest is Maryland and Virgina respectively.

WINS-Day 1

Washington Internships for Native Students.
Today I flew from Tulsa to Reagan National Airport via Chicago O'Hare. Descending into Washington, DC was an amazing thing. In the skyline, I could clearly make out the Potomac River, the Capitol, and the Washington Monument. There are 81 WINS interns this summer which is the second largest class representing 37 tribes and something like 23 states. This is going to be a summer I won't soon forget.

Star Wars Episode III

I finally got to see Episode III. I must say it was very cool to see the Wookie homeland. I was only 11 in 1977 when I saw the first Star Wars movie released (Episode IV). Twenty-eight years and 5 movies later makes for an incredible movie watching journey. I doubt in my life time I will get to see Episodes VII-IX especially since Lucas has "retired" from making any more Star Wars movies.

Hitch Hiker's Guide

Sherry and I went to see the movie. It was really very cool. Marvin is just hillarious. Hitchhiker's Movie

WINS

I've been offered an internship this summer in Washington, DC with Indian Health Service, Mental Health Division. I was offered the position on Friday, April 22 and received my acceptance letter on Monday, April 25.

Happy Easter

Turn the sound on: http://www.grayace.com/dex/bunny.html
What a great and glorious thing that God has done for us.

I Cor 15:1-8a

1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. 7 After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. 8 Then last of all He was seen by me. (Apostle Paul)

WINS

Dear friends and family,

As many of you know I am pursing a master's degree from OSU and that I had applied for an all expense paid internship this summer in Washington, DC. I have been selected for the internship pending selection by an actual agency in Washington, DC. I'll be working for an agency and attending classes at American University in Washington, DC. Please be praying for me and the final selection. Here is a part of the letter I recieved:

"Congratulations again on your initial approval for the summer 2005 Washington Semester American Indian Program – Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS). As you are aware, you will be formally admitted into the WINS program after a federal agency or other organization selects you for an internship."

You can find out about the program at WINS

Contender

"Fifty-one years ago a young actor called Marlon Brando won an Oscar for his performance as a one-time boxer, Terry Malloy, in the movie "On the Waterfront". In a memorable scene Terry tells his brother Charley (played by Rod Steiger) that he wasn't always a loser. "
"I could have had class," he said. "I could have been a contender. I could have been somebody, instead of a bum - which is what I am."

My sentiments exactly.

Valentine's Day

I had to work and had class at OSU, but tonight, Sherry and I went to Mi Mi's Cafe. Great company and great food.

new job

Today I started at Decision One. I'll be doing tech support for Sprint.

week in review

I had an interview with DecisionOne on Wed the 19th and Community Care on Fri the 21st. I really like the CC job and would be working with people I know. DecisionOne wants me to start tomorrow and I'll be making more than unemployment. Thanks everyone for praying for me.

SPR 2005

Another semester of graduate school began today. I am taking two class. These are two of five classes I need to finish.

WINS

Today I interviewed for a job at Community Action Project. School starts back up next week. Working on getting an internship in Washington DC for this summer.