Jay Allen http://jayallen.us the boy at heart, dispelling myths, validating legends Tue, 25 May 2010 00:45:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 The Power of Change http://jayallen.us/2008/08/01/the-power-of-change/ http://jayallen.us/2008/08/01/the-power-of-change/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:55:28 +0000 Jay http://jayallen.us/2007/12/29/the-power-of-change/ So some (actually a significant amount) of what you’ll find here will be a blend of current events and historical yammering. I’ll do my best to make it clear (but it will likely be pretty obvious).

Let’s begin with a little history just for fun, a quick rundown from Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD on November 2, 1963 at 11:46PM (for a whopping hospital bill of $250.00 - I actually have it) to the present.

Blur of a childhood dominated by Boy Scouting with Troop 204 which met (and still meets) at Bethesda United Methodist (which happened to be not even a stone’s throw from my home at 8209 Custer Road).

Delivered the Washington Post from the 5th grade (attending Bethesda Elementary) through high school (product of Thomas Pyle and Walt Whitman – in the days of The Dome).

UMD/CP for a snappy five-year program.

Coast Guard for a snappy 21-year program.

During which, I became a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ under the wonderful community at the Kodiak Bible Chapel while stationed at CGAS Kodiak.

During which, while stationed at CG Activities San Diego, met and married the most wonderful bride any man could have (its true, just ask her).

Formerly a Fed employed in D.C. with the Department of Homeland Security.

While still finishing a Ph.D. in Education at George Mason University.

What currently keeps me busy…….(LinkedIn profile)

There, for capturing 47 years in 10 lines, that wasn’t too painful, was it?

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