I ended up at Miami High, and by that time looking at college and getting very practical in my old age, and my father persuaded me to believe that I had to do something practical. But after time and I began to think about archaeology again and realized that even if there was reincarnation, I was only going to remember one life at a time, so I was going to do what I wanted to do, and so I switched majors, went over to FSU from the University of Miami, majored in archaeology and anthropology and got a job quicker than you can spin you head. Ross Morrel, State Archeologist in Tallahassee at the time, gave me my first position there. Ross was great. I m hiring you because you re from Miami.
Nobody wants to go down there to do any work.
I said that s fine with me. And my first assignment was Arch Creek. Then went to work for the National Parks Service for three years, worked in the Big Cypress during the acquisition process. That was an incredible project. And finally when the State-County survey was being funded in 1978 and 79, I got involved in that project here and that became a full time position working for the county.