John Kleperis:  

Life, Reality, and Other Things: Actually, some of the answers I gave to the questions here 'lie like a rug', because that is the nature of pre-fabbed answers, with no 'other' option...things in real life are much more interesting or varied from the A-B-C-D format. After i graduated from good ol' BHS, I went to Beaver Tech (aka Wright State...also known as "Wright State, Wrong University!") Ended up getting two degrees there, the last in Human Services in 1986. Worked five years for the Great State of Ohio in Vocational Rehab (but functioned more as a paper pusher then anything else), and during that time, found out i enjoyed working with special needs adults. Pretty much been in the special needs field ever since. Worked in several group homes and agencies throughout Ohio over the years, always trying to learn more. Right now I live in Columbus doing the two-job tango ...days, I work for the Heinzerling Foundation as a Habilitation Specialist (they call us 'teachers') working with the most severely developmentally disabled adults. Been there since 2007. Many of these folks need assistance in the most basic of life needs as my residents usually function somewhere mentally from three years of age all the way down to a month old, so they are a challenge! Thursday nights and alternate weekends, i work in a supported living home for two adult men...both are video game addicts .... Dad passed away during the holidays in 2006, and Mom passed suddenly in Feb 2010 i may be found hitting antique shows and malls, and occasional licence plate meets. I do some very odd antiquing...namely older highway signs and old road maps....I take occasional road trips into New England or other places for 'fun, ti be where i had never been before, and see a lot of nice scenery as well! I still do s...Expand for more