Dan Powell
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | "teacher" |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | "A teacher on the edge", "That horrible man", and "Brilliant" are actual quotes that have been used by others when regarding me. I am the author of One Man in His Time: a teacher, a method,and a madness, a book about my first ten years of teaching and how I became drawn to the sharpened side of oblivion divided by two. I have a fascination for math, but an expired interest in teaching the "school" variety. I prefer to dabble in and demonstrate its musings, you might say. I have a background in theatre, but an expired interest in it as well. I am a self-proclaimed Shakespearean but have never been in, nor wish to be in, a Shakespeare production. More often I mumble through soliloquies at public urinals, in the halls at school, at the copy machine, in my car on the way to work, and for unsuspecting telemarketers. I have what people call "soft" skills; So I will probably never be found welding, sawing, hard-wiring, or excavating. Although I have been known to excavate thoughts. I have a background in literature, psychology, and daydreaming (which is underrated, by the way). I am an introvert pretending to be an extrovert in order to survive. |
| Interests | metaphors,courage,failure management, solo piano,kids, family, Julie Powell (Wow!) |
| Favorite movies | I'm not what you would call a movie person, but it's possible I'd like a movie if it was "different", and had no recognizable actors. I also like anything that has the Muppets. |
| Favorite music | It's possible that I have a passion for music, but I could do without the vast majority of it. Solo piano music can take me a long way. |
| Favorite books | Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Of Mice and Men, The Missing Piece, Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and any biography of an eminent American |
If mud is dirt plus water, what is clay?
Clay = ((dirt + water)x 1.5 x time + greatness) + Cassius