Sean Downes:  

Life After school I bummed around a while; worked here and there; lived in Alexandria for a bit. Next I joined the Army in 1993 and was based in FT.Drum, NY. Got to see a little bit of the world, some of which you wouldn't want to see(Somalia, Haiti)and ended up with a bad back and ankle out of the deal, but all in all it wasn't too bad (and my back and ankle are now paying for school). Also got married in '93 and now have 2 daughters and a son whom I have realized are what life is all about (at least for me). After the Army I did some roofing for a short time, then started working at IBM. Bought a house in Zumbro Falls in 2001 and am in the neverending process of home improvement(slowly getting there). Started college in 2002 after getting cut from IBM (man I hated that place) and things are going pretty well. I have a little over 2 years to go for my 2 BS degrees (I always was pretty good at BS :). I'm double majoring in Computer Science and Computer Information Systems and am taking life as it comes. Started interning as a software tester in '05 and am enjoying it. Life seems to be working out pretty good so far and the future looks even better, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed and spending all the time I can with Brenna, Dillon, and Bridget. Update - looking like divorce. Found out recently that I was doomed from the start. Tough thing to do at this stage of the game but whadya do? So I guess I've taken enough lumps and I'm done. Oh well, it was mostly a lot of fun while it lasted. School Had a whole lot of fun. Goofed off way too much. Didn't study enough. Spent a lot of time acting like an idiot (trying to be cool, and generally failing). Wish I knew then what I know now, but I still wouldn't trade it for anything. Sure wish I was in shape like that again. College Currently enrolled in the 2+2 Computer Science and Computer Information Systems programs through RCTC/Winona State. Getting pretty good grades, but I can sure tel...Expand for more