Mike Clark

Profile Updated: July 31, 2020

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Laurel, MD USA

Spouse/Partner:

Cheryl Sumner

Occupation:

Federal US Research Scientist, Adjunct Professor since 2004, Community College since 1997.

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None

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Putting the web site together was fun.Everything was there from the Yahoo site that brother George created, just organized differently.

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Freshman year, 1972 I came to FIT on a Pennsylvanian student loan. I bought a new, shiny red surfboard and then couldn’t afford the meal plan. So I learned to live off the land, catching fish, collecting grapefruit, oranges, and the like. That first year was hard, both emotionally and scholastically. Back then; you could take as many classes as you wanted for one-fee. I toured the jungle late at night, bleary from my physics and advanced chemistry homework and played the blues harp at various pagodas. To help pay for tuition and rent, I took jobs offered by the school. First was the cafeteria as a dishwasher then a few months later I transitioned to the maintenance shop. FIT owned some houses off of University Avenue and I was sent to fix screen doors and do minor repairs. Then the big job came. Build a covered bridge. From scratch, a handful of us sank the timbers into the jungle’s muck and then raised the lumber. My two specialties were nailing the floorboards and making the rafter pieces. When that was finished, I found work at the bookstore. Does anyone remember Mr. Zimmerman, the manager? Well, it took me 6 years to complete my undergraduate degree in Ocean Engineering. A third of the cost came from student loans, a third from my mother, and a third from work. DDT Brothers were always there for me; they brought me into their lives, shared stories, and offered compassion. FIT was the glue, offering an excellent education and providing work in a sleepy little Florida town where jobs were hard to come by. My first job out of school was at Kennedy Space Center. DDT brother John Horan spoke for me and got me an interview. FIT prepared me well. I was thrilled! My salary was $12k/year in 1979. My loans were paid off in 2 years and I had a blast.

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Jul 31, 2020 at 8:25 PM

Goodbye July, hello August 2020. Visits to our site this month from 22 of us.

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Jun 30, 2020 at 8:20 PM

Goodbye June 2020 and hello July. 41 of us have used the web site in the last 30 days. Here we are, in alphabetical order. . .
Roger Amende (Amende)
Russell Ballagh
Roger Barrios
Robert (Bob) Brucker
Joe Carbonaro
Mike Clark
Wayne Cole
Ken Delgado
R.J. Edwards
David Grayam
Paul and Penny Guglielmoni
Bruce Hammett
Rick Harless
John Horan
Bruce Kovacs
Rosann Kryczkowski
Alexis Sandy Loo
Rogil Lundquist (Thomson/Schroeter)
Glenn McKewen
Pat & Jeb Morgan (Baker)
John Oakes
Larry Perna
John Pierce
Tom Powers
Christine Prather (Canova)
Alan Prestwood
Kurt Ramstine
Ward Sandahl
Susan Sandilands
Al Spotz
Helen Stauber (Semanision)
Dale Sult
Dave Thomson
Beth Tully (Walcutt)
Myke Us

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Posted on: Jun 26, 2020 at 11:31 PM

Just a thought. . . .

I don't like making plans for the day. Because then the word "premeditated" gets thrown around the courtroom. -anonymous

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Posted on: Jun 21, 2020 at 5:58 PM

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ze4r368vndk1c6b/Happy%20Birthday%20Ken.mp4?dl=0

Happy Birthday Pastor Ken!

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Posted on: Jun 21, 2020 at 11:53 AM

I found this document while cleaning my hard drives. Does anyone have any information on when, and who made it?

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Posted on: Jun 18, 2020 at 12:10 PM

Old Man's Perspective:

When I was a boy,
my momma would send me
down to a corner store
with $1 and I'd come back
with 5 potatoes,
2 loaves of bread,
3 bottles of milk, a hunk of
cheese, a box of tea and 6 eggs.
You can't do that now ...
Too many security cameras.

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Jun 20, 2020 at 12:49 PM

Posted on: Jun 18, 2020 at 11:25 AM

Wow, 36 of us have been to the web site in the last 7 days. This is the list (alphabetical) ...
Roger Amende (Amende)
Russell Ballagh
Roger Barrios
Robert (Bob) Brucker
Joe Carbonaro
Mike Clark
Wayne Cole
R.J. Edwards
Paul and Penny Guglielmoni
Rick Harless
John Horan
Bruce Kovacs
Rosann Kryczkowski
Alexis Sandy Loo
Rogil Lundquist (Thomson/Schroeter)
Glenn McKewen
Pat & Jeb Morgan (Baker)
John Oakes
Larry Perna
John Pierce
Tom Powers
Christine Prather (Canova)
Alan Prestwood
Kurt Ramstine
Ward Sandahl
Susan Sandilands
Al Spotz
Dale Sult
Dave Thomson
Beth Tully (Walcutt)
Myke Ussak
John Valletti
Kenny Watts
Ray Wilkins
Al Yee Litt
Palma Young

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Jun 18, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Posted on: Jun 17, 2020 at 9:57 AM

The following 10 emails have bounced. Does anyone have additional info?

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Jun 11, 2020 at 8:25 AM

Happy Birthday Jim...

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Jun 08, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Our web site host sent this announcement today. I'm sharing the good news.
Take care... Mike

Mike,

We're in the cloud! Yeah! Our migration is complete.

Please take a moment right now to click around your web site and make sure everything looks and works as you expect. Should you experience any difficulties please let us know right away.

You may notice your site pages load faster than ever before. The entire Class Creator system is also more secure now than ever before. And get this: Not only do we have full systems backups like we did previously, we now also have built-in redundancy. This basically means future down time should be minimal.

All kinds of other technical tweaks and improvements were made during this migration as well. These tech improvements put a huge smile on the faces of all the IT

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Jun 08, 2020 at 8:40 AM

... May statistics are in. Our site went down for almost a week and may be back 100%. The effort involved migrating to more secure and faster servers. This was beyond my control and I thank everyone for their patience. Let me know directly if you have problems with the site. My email is "clarkmn@me.com".

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May 29, 2020 at 10:36 AM

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May 25, 2020 at 10:12 AM

Set your clocks for 3 PM today.
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2020 occurs on Monday, May 25.

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May 26, 2020 at 2:12 PM

Posted on: May 25, 2020 at 9:45 AM

I bought a new camera last Friday, learned to use it Saturday and then made this video from my porch. If interested in its specs, search on OSMO Pocket camera by DJI. They put their drone technology into a small, hand-held, stabilized camera. And now... your moment of Zen.

Porch view of local Mary;land birds feeding. Sung to "Always look on the bright side of life" by Monty Python recorded in 1979. First use of our DJI OSMO Pocket camera. Edited with iMovie. Filmed during 8th week of Pandemic quarantine, this 4:38 video reveals one of our past times. Like aquariums, bird feeding can be relaxing. Hope you find some "Mindfulness" by watching. Of course, always look on the bright side of life.

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May 25, 2020 at 12:40 PM

Posted on: May 25, 2020 at 9:41 AM

Hello Everyone, or service provider had our site down for the last 2 days. You might have noticed the "Temporarily down for maintenance.." screen when trying to log in. Thank you for your patience. I think they are finished. All that pain should result in a faster and more secure server. My experience this morning confirms a fast login.

Mike,

We're making improvements! There's several important things you must know.

Class Creator is becoming faster, more user friendly, and more secure!

In order to facilitate our upcoming improvements, Class Creator is moving to a brand new, super fast, highly secure cloud-based network.

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May 22, 2020 at 7:43 AM

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