Randy Weeks:  

Life Well kids we are definitely living in a much different world than the one we lived in in 1979. Heck the worst things we had to worry about back then were long gas lines and when that dang disco nonsense would go away for good. When I think back on high school, the thing I probably miss the most is the social aspects; hanging out with friends, the weekend parties on the golf course, and the freedom of it all. As far as the academic part of high school, the opening line to Paul Simon's Kodachrome "When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can even think at all" sums it up well for me. So much time was spent learning useless information that would have little or no impact on my life later on. Probably the most useful information I can think of using now came from an auto theory class where we learned practical stuff about cars. After graduation I still was unsure what I wanted to do career-wise. I attended DVC that fall and found that it was alot like high school except with a much bigger parking problem. Initially I majored in Administration of Justice with the intention of pursuing a career in law enforcement. I enjoyed the classes and found them to be extremely interesting however I discovered that in reality I didn't have the cop mentality so I changed majors to Business/Real Estate. While going to DVC I worked part time as a clerk with Safeway Stores. I graduated DVC in 1984 with an Associate in Arts Degree, a virtually worthless degree in today's high tech workplace. In 1983 my entrepeneurial spirit kicked into action and I sunk my life savings into a mailbox rental business (similar to Mailboxes Etc.) in Walnut Creek. As it turned out this business was much more fun to plan than it ever was to operate. I lasted about a year and a half before boredom set it and I sold it to one of my regular customers. In 1985 I entered the construction industry as an apprentice flooring installer. Flooring wasn't my first choice of jobs but I needed a job and that's the one I found. The work was hard but the pay was good so I stuck with it. Unfortunately I never liked being a flooring installer but couldn't replace the pay with anything else at the time so I stuck it out. The recession of 1991 eliminated my job as the company I worked for suddenly downsized it's staff in dealing with the slowing economy. In 1991 I decided to enter real estate sales and got my sales license that year. It was a horrible time to go into real estate as the recession got worse and house sales were slowing down considerably. I did pretty well considering the market conditions but living commission check...Expand for more