Nathaniel Allen:  

Life I went through all 4 years of public high school at Belleville West and someone told me I wasn't smart enough to get through life. So, I went back to school for a little while longer. I soon realized I was only reading, not learning. I joined the Air Force to go experience some of what I had read about. To enlist, I had to take a test, (based on knowledge of what I'd read, not experienced) which said I was a prime candidate for broadcasting. I was given a very similar postion to that which was dramatized in the movie 'Good Morning Vietnam.' It was fun, I was stationed in the Pacific for a little over three years. There I mainly reported military news from places like Korea, Japan, Guam, New Guinea, Thailand, and Singapore. I learned a lot, but after 4 years of it, I figured I was learning too much too fast, so I decided to go back to school and read some more. While I was in school, I met a woman I thought was really bright, Laura. She told me the smartest thing I could do was marry her. So, I did. Not too long after that, Shelby, the most brilliant thing ever came into my life, weighing 8 lbs 5 oz. It's a good thing she gets her wits from her mother, because being a father can make you feel pretty clueless sometimes. Soon after Shelby entered the picture, I was offered a job with the federal government, doing what they told me I did best. The position first took me to Upstate NY. After a quick look around, Laura and I both noticed we were the smartest people up there. Wanting to feel smart for a little while, I took the job. The area had very little off...Expand for more