(This picture has little to do with my post, but it makes me smile and gives me hope.)
I was asked to write an article about myself for the department newsletter. Like most editors, they hacked it to pieces. Here it is, in its virgin form:
Dan Workman is not coordinated. Most of his athletic ventures were awkward at best, until Jr. High when Dan discovered contact sports. Being bigger than most of the kids, Dan fit right in as an offensive lineman and defensive linebacker. In High School, Dan made the shift into rugby and hockey. A broken ankle took him out of rugby mid-season. At the end of hockey season, Dan was given the “Team Assassin” award and also held the season record for the most time in the penalty box. Not being the strongest skater or puck handler, the coaches instead gave Dan a list of jersey numbers at the beginning of each game and, like a 9-year-old in an unattended junk yard with a hammer, set him loose.
His juvenile affinity for hitting now subsided, Dan spends his free time painting tiny toenails and having tea parties. He has been married for 5 years to a gorgeous woman and they have two young daughters, Emma (4) and Abbi (2). They are currently working with Abbi, trying to teach her not to hit.
Dan has been with Fidelity since March, 2008, except for a month-long exodus to Wyoming to take a job writing for a newspaper. The scenery was almost as beautiful as the pay was poor. Dan returned to Fidelity and his family has moved to warmer climates by transferring from Salt Lake to Westlake in October. Now Dan’s only big life dilemma is deciding whether to side with the Aggies or the Longhorns.
His juvenile affinity for hitting now subsided, Dan spends his free time painting tiny toenails and having tea parties. He has been married for 5 years to a gorgeous woman and they have two young daughters, Emma (4) and Abbi (2). They are currently working with Abbi, trying to teach her not to hit.
Dan has been with Fidelity since March, 2008, except for a month-long exodus to Wyoming to take a job writing for a newspaper. The scenery was almost as beautiful as the pay was poor. Dan returned to Fidelity and his family has moved to warmer climates by transferring from Salt Lake to Westlake in October. Now Dan’s only big life dilemma is deciding whether to side with the Aggies or the Longhorns.
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