After watching "Top Gun" way too many times and earning a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Culver-Stockton College in Canton, MO, Pete Deakon served in the Air Force for eight years as a Captain and pilot. He then worked a downtown nine-to-five office job for one year until realizing that the life of leisure just wasn't for him. In a fit of dementia, he went on to teach ninth grade math for three months until the fog was cleared by the cherished memory of the last day of school. Next, retail management seemed worth a shot (and the only readily available option) so he took it. Deciding seven