All About Me All About Me By Your Teacher By Your Teacher Mr. Nielsen Mr. Nielsen
All About MeAll About Me
By Your TeacherBy Your TeacherMr. NielsenMr. Nielsen
My FamilyMy Family
•Married to Jill – Wedding was May 29, 2009
•Accountant for Omaha Steaks
•1 Step-son-to-be, Zachary
•1 Twin Brother
•Parents – Stu & Susie
•Mom works for Mutual of Omaha.
•Dad is a Union Laborer.
What about Me?What about Me?
My high school class had 114! – (Plattsmouth High School – 17 miles from here)
• Graduated from UNO with two degrees, MGMT & Education.
• I really like the Outdoors, camping etc.• Sports fan, have coached wrestling for 9 years• Own my own business – Guess what type of
business it is . . .
This Summer I…This Summer I…
• Painted houses, made lots of $$!
• Went to Mexico.• Went to Long Pine, Ne• Canoed the Platte River.• Smoked featherbones and ribs
on my smoker grill. Lots of BBQs!
• Bought land to build a house.• Got my own web domain name.
Jill with her sister and dad.
Things I could not live without:Things I could not live without:
• Pearl Jam• iMac• Jill & Zach• Food, Water &
Shelter?• Summers• Vacations• Friends• Family• School
Biggest Change in Last YearBiggest Change in Last Year
•I am married – and just, learned she is pregnant!
•Painting business is growing, growing, growing!
Jobs I have had:Jobs I have had:
• Cemetery Maintenance• Grocery Store bagger, etc• Bank Teller• Dish washer
– 1st job– Lasted 3 days
• Sign designer• Legal Assistant• Trust Officer• Adminisitrative Asst. • Teacher• Painter
Movies I could watch over and Movies I could watch over and over:over:
• Into the Wild
• The Departed
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Cool Hand Luke
• VisionQuest
Places I have Lived:Places I have Lived:
• Plattsmouth, Nebraska (home)
• Blair, Nebraska (college)
• Omaha, Nebraska (college)
TV Shows I Love to Watch:TV Shows I Love to Watch:
• Man vs. Wild• Big Brother• Cash Cab• Run’s House• Real World, MTV• Deadliest Catch
• Anything on the Discovery Channel
• Anything on the Travel Channel
• HGTV– For painting ideas
Websites I visit daily:Websites I visit daily:
• www.gmail.com• www.hotmail.com• www.facebook.com• www.wikispaces.com• www.delicious.com• A lot of the web 2.0 sites along with my
school email account.
What you may not know about What you may not know about me:me:
• I have asthma and carry an inhaler??
• I have climbed the highest mountain in Colorado.
Places I have been on vacation:Places I have been on vacation:• Lake Coeur D’Alene, ID• Washington D.C.• Colorado• Disney Properties
(Anaheim/Orlando)• Atlanta, GA• Florida• Ocean City, MD• Burke, Virginia• St. Louis, Mo
• Okoboji, IA• Reno, Nevada• Chicago, IL• Minneapolis, MN• Long Pine, NE &
Niobrara River.• Riviera Maya –
Mexico.
My ExpectationsMy Expectations
• Enter the room ready to learn
• Be seated• Don’t talk while I’m
speaking• Listen to the
announcements• Stand for the pledge
• Don’t put head down on your desk
• Don’t read or do homework from other classes here unless done with my work.
• Be respectful of speakers.
• Be respectful of subs.