Hey Folks,

Well, this is goodbye. All good things, as they say, must come to an end. I'm leaving UCF to take a position in Human Resources. Yep, going back into the cold, cruel world.

It was time. I've been out of practice long enough and the one thing that made me relevant, my work experience, was getting older and older. Next thing you know, my stories about Mississippi were gonna sound like someone's grandpa talking about hippies, Woodstock, bell bottom jeans, and dropping acid (some of us have weird grandparents).

Anyway, I want to take a minute and thank all of you. I have loved this job more than anything I've ever done and you are the reason. My students have been a source of pride ever since Dr. Callarman gave me the opportunity to stand in front of that first Cornerstone class in the Spring of 1999. You give me energy, enthusiasm, and hope. You pump me up and make me take my performance to the next level. I live for the laughs, but I work for the "ah-ha!" looks in your faces. If there's ever anything I can do for you, feel free to drop me a line. Even if it's just to say hello.

So, I leave you with these parting words: sheet metal, Gap, corn dog, Moon Pie, COBRA, paradigm, El Camino, hand turkey, NASCAR, screw ball, Voltron, Diet Coke, fart, booger, synergy, Mardi Gras, job analysis, knucklehead, Publix, midget, pyro, Undertaker, Tony Stewart, Camaro, mullet, Waynesboro, Speed Racer, hoochie, Kenny, and monkey.