I started my career as an avid reader. My quest was to discover God and the secrets of life, to learn everything I could about the world around me. With such lofty goals, I have read everything from Milton's Paradise Lost to Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel. While my cup was filled with the knowledge of countless writers, I learned many practical lessons from ranching and dealing with life and death on a personal basis. However, my most illuminating experiences came from my career as a junior high school teacher. Channeling the raw emotions and hormonal outbursts of young more...
