Picasso 1971
Modern Masters: I collect authentic 19th and 20th century exhibition lithographs. Mostly Picasso, Miro, Leger, and Lichtenstein. Also Wyeth, Matisse, and Dali.
Art they Touched
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Formula 1 Preferred
Monte Carlo: I have visited Cannes, Nice, and Monaco. Monte Carlo is one of the most cosmopolitan places in the world. Bikinis, black tie, and racing always coexist.
Is Anybody Alive Out There?
Springsteen: Been there a few times. Just witnessed the Wrecking Ball tour. Rise Up!
In Paradise
Living at Maho Bay – St. John, USVI
Maho Bay: I lived on the beach in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Wow! How the mixture of salt, sand, sun, and rum can enhance your perception of reality. Really!
States of Thought
Recognizing States of Thought
Experience is omnipresent, productive thought is not. Recognizing the two states and their differences is the first step in understanding the value of both. The second step is being able to effectively switch between the two (and other) states.
Communications Analysis
Airborne Intelligence: I served as an Intelligence Analyst on a Lockheed P-3C in the U.S. Navy. We tracked ships and submarines in the Atlantic Ocean and in the North and Mediterranean Seas.
Inspecting Metals
Gamma Radiography and Ultrasonics: As a Field Engineer, I inspected nuclear plants, paper mills, and chemical factories. They are some really complex complexes.
The Land of the Midnight Sun
Into the Arctic: I have taken a lot of trains around Europe.
I once took the Lapland train from Stockholm, Sweden all the way north to Narvik, Norway. The train crossed the Arctic Circle into the land of the midnight sun. The fjords are beautiful and the sun never sets. After a few days, I boarded a cargo ship and sailed down the Norwegian coast to Bodo. I ended up in the beautiful town of Bergen on the North Sea coast. The local fishing fleet would boil just-caught shrimp while returning to port and sell it fresh on the dock. Unbelievable!
Modeling Our Experience
Cognitive Map Accountancy
When prototyping cognitive map models, we don’t intentionally circumvent the mathematics of the platonic point, face, vertex, chord, or other entities to experimentally demonstrate those relationships. Quantitative complexities inherent in the physical variables of the vector matrix are not required accounting units in cognitive vector maps. Using generalized representations of point-nucleated, or even non-nucleated tetrahedrals defines the relationship between platonic metaphors and mapped knowledge concepts that can be understood without requiring discreet mathematical accuracy.
Yanbu Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia…
I lived in the Saudi desert for two years. I signed-on to inspect a bridge, but stayed to inspect structural steel in buildings, then led a pipeline x-ray inspection crew in Yanbu on the Red Sea coast, and at King Saud University in Riyadh.