Just Folks
Trea “Armer” Jones of the Tenkiller community may not be your typical “Just Folks.” He admits he is a computer nerd or network engineer, and his favorite hobby is studying physics, chemistry and anything to feed his brain.
Trea “Armer” Jones
Trea “Armer” Jones of the Tenkiller community may not be your typical “Just Folks.” He admits he is a computer nerd or network engineer, and his favorite hobby is studying physics, chemistry and anything to feed his brain.
Jones, who just now opened his own business as an IT service provider to assist small businesses with internet (VPN) services or any other internet related issues, was sitting at his desk Monday on his first day at his office at “Wisdom Tree IT” located in the heart of the Tenkiller community.
An IT service provider and information technology specialist, Jones, 32, said he is ready to assist small businesses and excited to begin his own business.
“I was about 18 when I began working with computers. I worked for DELL for three years and I learned a lot of them,” he said. Jones said he also worked for a company which assisted banks with data service for 10 years and became more knowledgeable about computer programming.
“I got my first computer when I was a teen. When something wasn’t working, I would mess with it until it did. It’s mostly how I learned,” he said, smiling. “But the IT field is a very easy field to move up. I began climbing the ladder from there.”
Jones said his profession has its “ups and downs” but is “excited” about his work.
Jones grew up in Oklahoma. At the age of seven, his family moved to Europe because his stepfather was in the service. He said the culture is different in Europe.
“They don’t use ice there or if they do, it’s very little. Here, we’re used to filling the glass up with ice but they don’t do that there,” he said.
“They’re also big on beer. I remember Y2K back in 2000 and everyone wanted to party, drink their beer and celebrate,” he said. “Hey the world’s coming to an end, let’s all celebrate it,” he said, laughing and speaking with a mimicking tone.
“I think what I love best about this area are the trees. I missed the trees when I lived in Arizona. Of course, there’s no trees in Arizona. I also didn’t like the jumping cacti out there,” he said, explaining getting too close to some cactuses can trigger them to jump and throw off needles, which can be painful to humans and pets.
When not working with his computers, Jones said his hobby and passion is physics, chemistry and biology.
“It’s crazy I know, but I enjoy Mycology which is a branch of biology. One of my projects for the last handful of years has been Mycology (Myco meaning fungi and ology meaning the study of). Some of the main ones I worked with were ‘Lions Mane’ and ‘Turky Tail.’ Lions Mane (Hericium erinaceus) is a mushroom which increases NGF ‘Never Growth Factor’ in the brain. In other words, it regenerates and stimulates brain cell growth as well as nerve regrowth and repair. Lions Mane has been studied for nearly all diseases with degeneration of cognition and nerve damage including Alzheimer’s,” he said.
“In short I have grown about 15 or so species of mushroom over the years. These two are the ones that have always gotten the most attention. Oysters are really common but don’t typically contain the level of medical benefit as these others,” he said. Jones said they are edible and even has recipes which containing the species. He said there are already many studies being done with Lions Mane and Turky Tail and likes to grow them as a hobby.
Jones said he is glad to be back in Sequoyah County.
“The Armer name is well-known in this area. My mother’s family lived in Blackgum. Although I’ve lived in Europe, Texas, Arizona and have been to a lot of places, I’ve always loved this area. You can’t compare other places to home. I have a lot of family here and it feels good to be here and doing what I love,” he said.
“Yea, I guess you can call me a nerd,” he said, smiling.
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