not-so-new member introductions

Name: James A. Anthony Occupation: Corrections Officer (once while street witnessing I answered a man who asked what I did for a living; \"Whatever god tells me!\") on my tombstone: Jesus Is ! aspirations before becoming what I am: what I actually went to college for BFA; an artist and teacher of art, policeman, skydiver, photographer, martial arts expert (ha) advice I\'d offer: entertain the possibility you could be wrong; i.e., Don\'t brag about something you don\'t have all the facts about. what I\'ve learned: \"In the heart of all who are skillful I have put skill, that they may make all that I have commanded you.\" (the words of God to Moses, before Moses -general contractor- built the Tabernacle. I.E., God wastes nothing in you

Blessed Sandblasted, Wow - work as a corrections officer - that must be the toughest job on earth. How do you do it dear sir, I mean, it can\'t be easy to live with the threat of bodily harm on a daily basis. In my mind, to be a corrections officer is even more risky than as a police officer. You guys are the unsung heroes. I\'m sure there are some model inmates who do what they\'re told and never cause grief for the prison staff. Then there are those who have given up and cause much mayhem or those who are released from psychiatric wards because society doesn\'t want funds being released to run said institution. What is sad is the \"Out of sight - Out of mind\" mentality that today\'s society harbors. Not only the inmates suffer but the prison staff likewise. You have all my respect for taking on a sometimes very thankless job. Humbly, Tikhon

This looks like fun! Name: Ericka (Katherine) Dawn Brumfield Hernandez (I think) - a la \"Lady and the Tramp\" (the little chihuahua) occupation: Attorney - please don\'t hold it against me! written on my tombstone: I used to have that all worked out, but I don\'t care so much any more. aspirations before becoming what I am: creative stuff - singer, musician, fashion designer, architech, advertising agent, actress unsolicited advice I\'d offer: don\'t go to law school, don\'t worry about what other people think, plan your budget around your tithe/offering, and, oh yeah, don\'t go to law school what I\'ve learned: not as much as I need to

Name: Alexandra. you can call me Sasha. occupation: college student. written on my tombstone: haven\'t really thought about it. aspirations before becoming what I am: haha, when I was very little I wanted to grow up and become a mermaid. later I wanted to be a math teacher. now I\'m going to school for engineering. unsolicited advice I\'d offer: unless you\'re absolutely sure that it\'s what you want, do NOT go to school for engineering! also, never be ashamed of your faith. for example, if you\'re out to lunch somewhere, don\'t hesitate to bless yourself or say a short prayer before you eat, just do it. favorite place: whever the family is is always a great place to be. also hiking out in the woods somewhere is nice.

1) name: Donya Makius 2) occupation: school teacher 3) what you want written on your tombstone: my name 4) what you aspired to be before you became what you are: I wanted to be a stay at home mom...then computer programmer 5) unsolicited advice you would always offer: Will it matter a year from now? Will it matter a month from now? Will it matter a day from now? a minute? Then does it matter now?

Name: Thomas Occupation: ESL Teacher Lacation: South Korea Former Aspirations: I wanted to be a garbage man when I was little... then I went into college to be an engineer... then I switched to Art history - which applies to none of those, haha Current Aspiration: find a wife and have a bunch of children Current Hobby: learning music @.@

oops, and forgive my lack of proofreading... as an English teacher, no less, haha. as my students say \"My English down\"

PS: Oh: Occupation .... Part-time postal worker, Gannon University, Erie, PA avocation: aspiring writer, student of theology, psychology, philosophy, theory of science (epistemology, philosophy of science) .... also interested in foreign languages, and like animals .... (I like cats).

Name: Pantelis Peter G. Los ( yes it is Greek and no it has not been shortened, spelled with Omega) occupation: marine consultant written on tombstone: Xristos Anesti what aspired you (etc): family has been in shipping for generations, God has His own plans for me, though sometimes I cannot undersgtand them. advice: read the Fathers, submit to your elder and you spouse.

Indeed, this DOES seem fun. Name: Cody/Vladimir. You can call me either, I will answer to either. Even on a telephone. Occupation: Student. yes, it is an occupation...or feels like one anyway:-) Written on my tombstone: \"He wasn\'t quite crazy enough to be a Fool-For-Christ.\" aspirations before becoming what I am: Being as good a Christian as I can. If I had seen this yesterday, I would have said \"get baptized\", but that just happened this morning...does \"finally graduating from college\" count too? unsolicited advice I\'d offer: be whoever God wants you to be, and don\'t listen to anyone else. Also, learn as much as you can in this life--you never know when it might come in handy. what I\'ve learned: That I know absolutely nothing.

I was cleaning up the \\"announcements\\" and \\"FAQ\\" forum sections and thought I would look into this section too. If anyone has something to add or update, feel free to post it here.

1) name: Marilee Myres 2) occupation: offshore oil/gas engineer 3) what you want written on your tombstone: i don\'t know, it makes me sad to think about it 4) what you aspired to be before you became what you are: to be a woman who loves freely 5) unsolicited advice you would always offer: Carpe Diem. Life\'s too short, and you probably won\'t look back and regret doing things so much as regret not doing them.

1) name: Elena 2) occupation: currently, Substitute teacher, but that\'s just a stop along the way to..I\'m not sure what! 3) what you want written on your tombstone: Christ is Risen! 4) what you aspired to be before you became what you are: hmmm...well, an English teacher. I consider myself an work in progress, though, with the options wide open, so that makes life interesting. 5) unsolicited advice you would always offer: Don\'t go to a private university/college if you have a good public one you can attend. The price tag isn\'t quite worth it. (Yes, personal experience!)

1) name: Steve H. 2) occupation: linguist/software engineer 3) what you want written on your tombstone: Eonia i mnimi 4) what you aspired to be before you became what you are: a polyglot 5) unsolicited advice you would always offer: take all unsolicited advice with a grain of salt :) 6) Favorite place: a certain rocking chair where I sometimes sing my daughter to sleep