Ed Casas:  

I have pretty much been a worker drone all my life. Even in High School I opted for delivering two different newspapers rather than after school activities. Not a loner per say, but I preferred a close circle of neighborhood friends rather than any groups in High School. In fact I really did not enjoy High School on any level. I tried college (HCC) shortly after HS, but I was not ready to commit. My folks moved to South Florida so followed in 1990. I did not like it at first, but I eventually found a niche. My quest for excitement lead me to a career in acting which amounts to a part-time job more than anything really substantial. I found that bartending can be lucrative here in a tourist state. I strictly teach bartenders now at the New York Bartending School here in Fort Lauderdale. I have a degree in Anthropology/Social Sciences and a Certificate in Ethnic Cultures. I was working at the definintive Natural History Museum here in South Florida before its untimely demise. I currently use my degree by participating in some archaeological digs and some volunteer work; including some volunteer work at Save the Chimp. I want to thank the late Thomas Lane and the Lane fa...Expand for more