Chris Johnson

Finished up College in 1993, worked a series of meaningless but decent paying jobs. 1993 Met Jennifer, who I married in 1994, and she remains the best part of me to this day. Anyone who can tolerate my B.S. for 14 years is a unique individual indeed.

Decided in 2000 that I was never going to get rich working for someone else, so I started my own technology business. (I wish I had done this a long time ago) This business is self-supporting, so I can actually work a real job too.

In 2003 I began working for the Department Of Homeland Security as an instructor. After seeing many states, and traveling many miles, my daughter Stacey asked me to resign so she could spend time with me. I did.

Since then I have focused on my family and investing in my business. Both have done well as a result.

I am as happy as I could have ever possibly imagined, and as an added bonus, I still have my hair.

I was in the middle of so much crap, it is difficult to know where to start...

I still remember, like it was yesterday:

"Good morning students, teachers and staff". For the longest time I thought this was a premade recording and not a real person. You know, like a tape you could buy at the bookstore.

After a fine meal in the school cafeteria, nothing prepared a man better for higher learning than having a marlboro light, and setting the trash can on fire. And of course, the entire office staff would run out and peer into the garbage can, as if this exercise was really necessary to confirm the presence of flames inside the barrel...

Overall, everyday was fun for me. I constantly found myself in the principal's office because I refused to keep quiet when a teacher was solving math equations incorrectly on the overhead...or when the right to have an opinion was being challenged in some manner.

All the trouble was worth it me. It made me appreciate education a whole lot more when I was paying for it, and made me a better leader.

Good times.