Rick Johnston:  

What happened? Why did it happen? I was there and I'm not so sure, myself. Sometimes I look back to see if the answers are there. I went to college because it seemed like a good idea to get as far away from my family as I could. I rode an NROTC scholarship at the University of Illinois for the adventure and because it was the only way I could hope to pay for it. I took Chemical Engineering because no one told me how bloody hard it was. I got married in my senior year because I fell deeply in love and was sure I couldn't be happy without her. I graduated with a BSc. and an Ensign's commission in the Navy because I was too stubborn to quit. I spent four hard years in the Navy on active duty in the Atlantic because I was committed. I fathered two children because I wanted children to love and to be a good Dad. I resigned my commission because the Navy was too inflexible and wouldn't offer me a decent job after four years of sea duty defending the free world and I wanted to spend more time with my young family. I am still bitter because I still think a career in the Navy was my calling. I went to work as a consulting engineer at Westinghouse because it was the only decent job I could find to support my family. I moved into power plant management because I had a knack for it in the Navy and it paid better. I moved around a lot from job to job because I wanted to advance and also because work in the power indus...Expand for more