Mark Provance:  

I'm retired now, after 30 years in the teaching profession - you have to admit that was a strange career for a high school dropout to go into, but my friends from the Class of '71 know it made perfect sense. After my illustrious high school years (all three months of it), I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where I rose to the rank of Sergeant (Sgt. Provance - now there's national security for ya). You laugh, but when I was stationed at Homestead Air Force base in Florida, not one single Viet Cong got past Key West. Come to think of it, when I was stationed in Canada, not one single Russian got past the Arctic Circle. Remember, while you slept, I was on guard. To some of my old friends from Catonsville days: Pam B. - peanut butter Scott L. - "Hashish to ashes" Rick S. - It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never did thank her for it. Michael S. - "Meow!" Sean L. - I'm telling ya, man. We could have won the election in '88! Bob H. - Stickeroonies! Mike S. - What are you insinuendoating? The G.I. Bill allowed me to go to college and, believe it or not, I didn't drop out. I went on to earn my teaching certificate and spent...Expand for more