Resume

1973-1976
Cafeteria Student Manager, UC Davis
Lessons Learned, Skills Acquired: (LLSA)
It is not always a good idea to hire your friends and family.
Chinese exchange students do not eat cheese.


1976-1978
Labratory Manager, USU Microbiology lab.
LLSA:
Student aides do not work unless you stare at them the entire time.
Older people will never understand the metric system.
Lab work is not my cup of tea.


1978-1980
Medical Office Assistant, Salt Lake Cinic
LLSA:
Some people have really odd names (Harry Balls, Luncinda Crappo, Mary Cundick).

Doctors are an odd bunch: a few are really dedicated to their profession, most are in it for the money, all of them think they are better than everyone else, and when they get sick they act just like the rest of us.

1980-1990
Mother
LLSA:
Your children are not little clones of you or anyone else.
Even though children have to be taught everything, they are a lot smarter than you think they are.
Love is the strongest force in the world, but sometimes it is hard to identify.
Parenting is mostly running interference and clean up: a sense of humor is absolutely necessary.

1990-2000
Youth education, University of Utah and Salt Lake City School District
LLSA:
Designing and preparing for classes requires time, education, ingenuity and money.
If you give a child a paintbrush, he will most certainly poke another child with it.


1997-2012
Highland High School:
LLSA:
Secretary: Look busy even if you aren't.
Registrar: Everyone is more important than everyone else.
Community Involvement Coordinator: Not everyone wants help.  If they do, they are usually working an angle.
Make-up Credit facilitator: Once a manipulator, always a manipulator.
Tutor School coordinator: Not everyone needs help, but the ones that do won't show up.
Library Assistant: Books are an endangered species.