Ol' Doc CPU
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Occupation | Retired Computer/Electronic Tech |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | Tech cred >>> 10 years in USN in Sonar Electronics & Ocean Surveillance, Associates in EE from the USN, Associates Computer Science curricula from Southeastern Massachusetts University, Daniel Webster College (NH) & New Hampshire Tech Institute, 10 years with Lockheed as a Jr. Engineer (2 yrs) and in CAD/CADD for printed circuit design (8 yrs), 3 years in the U.S. CB Radio industry with Tram Diamond and Browning Labs in NH, 2 years in AM/FM radio (DJ, copy writing, ad production), 3rd Class FCC License, operated and maintained all types of computers from 1964 to current date, electronic kit building, inventions, etc. |
| Interests | In addition to computers and electronics .. chess, writing, poetry, (been doing that for nearly as long as techin') .. so one might think that makes for a balanced brain .. still .. some say "You're not right.." .. probably due mostly to my well-developed sense of humor, coupled with my literally off-the-scale abstract reasoning quotient. <<>> Also like beaches, mountains, nature, science, kids, space, want to fly some day ' feel I'd be a natural .. just don't have a license yet .. I'm a big fan of the truth, sharing, and helping folks ... |
| Favorite Movies | Bladerunner, The Kite Runner, Dances with Wolves, Forrest Gump, Contact, Moonstruck, Casablanca, Star Trek - The Wrath of Khan, LOTR1/2/3, Batman (the 1 w/Heath Ledger), 50 First Dates, E.T., Close Encounters, The Wedding Singer, Wizard of Oz (with the sound turned down while synchronized with Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"), The Matrix, V for Vendetta, etc. |
| Favorite Music | Aztec 2 Step, Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Beatles, CSNY, Dwight Yoakam, Elvis, Janis Ian, Mary Steenburgen, Ricky Nelson, Billy Joel, Righteous Brothers, James Taylor, Led Zep, Floyd, Hendrix, Joplin, Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Carly Simon, Carole King, Charles Aznavour, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Crack the Sky, Country Joe & the Fish, Cheech & Chong, Jamie Foxx, The Greenbriars, Cyndi Lauper, Dr. Hook, Dr. John, Eagles, Emily Wells, Herbie Hancock, Al Green, Smokey Robinson, Imogen Heap, Jim Croce, Jimmy Durante, Joe Cocker, Johnny Hartman, Judy Collins, Kenny Loggins, KT Tunstall, K D Lang, Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen, Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Malcolm Holcombe, Tom Petty, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Pachelbel, Chopin, Mozart, Uematsu, Mamas & Papas, Spanky & Our Gang, Santana, Nickel Creek, Niel Brooks, Norah Jones, Simon & Garfunkel, John Lennon, Rolling Stones, Chambers Brothers, Hot Tuna, Beautiful Day, Livingston Taylor, Prince, Rickie Lee Jones, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Roy Orbison, Ryan Shaw, Sheryl Crow & Sting, Steven Wright, Stevie Wonder, 3 Dog Night, Commitments, Utah Phillips, Warren Zevon, Weird Al, Young Zacc, ZZTopp, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Joni Mitchell, Poco, John Prine, Randy Newman, Procol Harem, ELO, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, MC Hammer, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Bonnie Raitt, John Mayer, Bo Ramsey, Jamiriquai, Tom Waits, Jennifer Hudson, Linda Jankowski, Michael Jackson, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Willie Nelson (his "Stardust" CD is just amazing; great background music for a late-night date), Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Annie Lennox, Sharon Free, Bette Midler, B-52's, Devo, Mitch Ryder, James Brown, Gene Autry, Roy Rodgers & Dale Evans, Buggs Bunny, Kermit the Frog, Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole 'IZ' 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' .. please play his song at my wake/memorial ... |
| Favorite Books | Contact, The Little Prince, A Spaniard in the Works, Lennon - In His Own Write, Childhood's End, The Young Algonquin, Bobby Fisher Teaches Chess, A Child's Garden of Verse, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Illusions, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Communion, Kady of Quid |
If there's no I in team, why is there meat?
Because iMeat has not been invented yet. '-)