“And you’ve got a good practice, “and why would you wanna change?” And I said, “Marlin, same reason you’re in it. “I just think the concept of being full-time with a zoo, “and the zoo collection would be something “that I think I’d like to try to do.” So I guess again, circumstances somehow worked. I have no idea or recollection at this moment in time, how the Park District went about applying for candidates, how they went about their search. I just know that they asked me to send in a written piece of paper saying that I’d be interested in a job, and I did. And then waited weeks and heard nothing. And one time I was at the zoo, historically, I think it was Wednesday mornings, I would make my rounds at the zoo. And I was in the process of being at the zoo making rounds, and I got a message that the Mr McFetridge, who was in head of the Park District, wanted me to come down to headquarters, which were at Soldier Field, and talk to me. And so I proceeded to finish up whatever the medical issue was, and decided I better hop in the car and get down there.
