Welcome To Patrick Henry High School Ceramics!
Short Version: Born and raised in Texas, joined the US Navy and became a nuclear electrician. Got out of the Navy, had a son, went to college and became an art teacher. Taught for 13 years at Kearny and this is my ninth year at Patrick Henry. I love teaching.
Long Version: The same story with more details as seen in the video below.
Top Ten Bands (In chronological order as they became important to me.)
The Beatles
Alice Cooper
Kiss
Aerosmith
AC/DC
The Talking Heads
U2
Smashing Pumpkins
The Chemical Brothers
Brand New
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (Well there were supposed to only be ten but Billie messed up my list and I really like her complete name).
Top Ten Books
One Day A Year by Christa Wolf
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (This is kind of cheating as it is actually seven books).
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Art & Physics by Leonard Shlain
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King (Eight Books)
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh