watersign1's profile

Followed the European Gran Prix to Monza / Milan, Osterreich / Zeltweg, Bremgarten, Marseille, Silverstone / London, Spa/Brussels, Zandvoort / Amsterdam, Nurburg, Bonn, Monaco, Madrid, and Barcelona; rode the night freedom train to Berlin and saw the Berlin Wall; I drove Nurberring track and Osterreichring track, seen the live performance of The Passion Play in Oberammergau. Been to the top of the Zugspitze, Polset, Peclet, Grosswiesbachhorn, Sustenhorn, Monte Beigua, Vertain Spitze, and the Mauna Kea. Been to ALL Gugenheim Museums, the Smithsonian, most all of the American Field and Nature Musuems, the Louvre, and top of Eiffel Tower. Been to the top of Washington momument and Statue of Liberty. Also visited UAE, Dubai and Ajman. Saw the national redwood forest, and mountains of Northern California, drove through the last two gaint redwoods(originally 14 drive-thru redwoods)in Leggett and Garberville, seen Yosemite, and Yellowstone, traveled across Death Valley to Las Vegas, and Donner Pass to Reno, been to places from the Alamo, to Graceland, to Mammoth Caves, to Zolfo Springs. Drove the Pacific Coast Hwy roads from Capistrano Beach to Hammond, drove across Southern America from Daytona Beach to San Francisco and Northern America back again. Traveled from Rehobooth beach to Smathers beach on Coastal hwys. Been to 26 state capitals, 39 states, and understand that America is a big, beautiful, bountiful country. In traveling and talking face to face to people from every state also understand that people share basic ideas and needs; the diversity of cultures and beliefs is what makes America great, but people are unsure of anything that is different from themselves and that makes people weaker. Also enjoyed participation in 35 Mardi Gras', walked across the Bonnet Carre Spillway and witnessed the opening of the flood gates twice and saw the Morganza Spillway opened once. Gambled in Monte Carlo casinos, visited six Hawaiian islands, surfed, vacationed in Grand Bahamas, Nassau, Antigua, Jamaica, and Barbados. ... And I left the military travels off this section.

I find humor in many things and enjoy to laugh; even at myself. Copacetic, but at times obnoxious. Honest, but human.

I do not have to keep secrets anymore, but will retain the logic to do so. Generous, but easily parsimonious. Confident, competent, and objective, but arrogant.

Inquisitively curious and still learning. I have attained a few collegiate degrees. A little narcissistic (as self evident by this page), more prideful probably, Far from being perfect or being unflawed, but happy and secure with what I know and who I am now. I'm sort of tall at 6'4'' plus and 248 lbs. Very fit and fiercely devoted to beliefs, friends, life and loyalties.

Happiness is a learned gift and acceptance of self and others. We are only responsible for our own happiness. I care about humanity as a whole, especially including my own humanity. However, only you can make you happy. Deliberate sciolism, semantics or illusions of truth should not infringe on our living. People should never replace reason with fear, and never accept ignorance as a virtue. People are never too old to improve their active mind, but nothing can be learned in factless opinion and emotion.

I believe timing is important to the fates, but our destiny is within our own reach. I believe the zen bushido virtues of benevolence, sincerity, loyalty, honor, bravery, courtesy, and decision with equanimity or rectitude have a place in living life. I think people should be honest with themselves and others.

As a VFW member and DAV, my heart is with soldiers, but wars usually are political, economic, or religious, and in the end, wrong. War is an abomination to the human spirit and soul. I will however, fight to the death to defend you and our rights.

Was born and raised in New Orleans, raised by grandparents, childhood summers in Waveland on Gulf coast, lived in Germany, in New York, and in San Francisco. Helped out in the Loma Prieta and Katrina aftermath. Now settled in Florida and Louisiana.

My heroes: Aetius,Odysseus,Peleus,Lemuel Gulliver,Robinson Crusoe,Sherlock Holmes,Chingachgook,Major Thomas Thorn, Arthur Radley, Bond James Bond, Batman, Superman, Plastic Man, Spiderman, but mostly and with pride, MY SONS.

News (ABC, NBC, CBS), Meet the Press, Countdown, Hardball, The Daily Show. Burn Notice, Lost, House md, Family Guy, and NCIS. Some sit-coms, some police action drama comedies, some doctor comedy dramas, some sci-fi, and some political pundits, and shows written by James Duff or Bruno Heller. Discovery or History channel staples and specials.

Classical, Jazz, Oldies, Big Band, Pop. Mostly listen while driving now-a-days.

177th in Causeway Mardi Gras marathon. Still avid jogger at 30 miles a week. Enjoy jogging on the beach at sunrise. Daily swimmer, surf some. Surfed both coast. Like playing tennis, golf. Like learning. Enjoy reading. Like boating. Enjoy sailing, photography, travel cruises, and movies. Have a PPL for both fixed wing(IR) and rotor wing. Ride Ducati GT and BMW K. General interest in many things:nature, history, plasma concepts, paleontology, archaeology, stem cell research, nano-technology theories, dark matter, dark energy, RHIC, space, BCI, Moore's law, organic computer theories, weather models, prophecies, invention, fractal sciences, monsters, innovations, nostalgia, mythology, conundrums, cultural diversity, the human condition and responses, gnosticism and religions, U.S. Constitution. Not the sedintary type.

The Little Sister of the Poor - - - - ... www.littlesistersofthepoor.org ---- This was the charity of my grandfather, when the sisters were a nursing order, and the charity of my father, and now my charity. --- (Quoting American poet Anne Sexton: "It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.") .... .... . ....... This year, started donating to: Remote Area Medical. "http://www.ramusa.org/" - - - I was surprised how much work RAM is doing in America because it was determined that we need it more than some 3rd world countries. Amazing!

Godspell, Fourteen Hours, The Man Who Would Be King, Inherit the Wind, The Boy with Green Hair, 12 Angry Men, The Wind and the Lion, 1776, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Godfather, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Cider House Rules, Clockwork Orange, Young Frankenstein, Unforgiven, The Manchurian Candidate(Sinatra version), A Pocketful of Miracles, ROCKY, CHARLY, Bonnie and Clyde, Sleuth(1972), Day of the Jackal, Tom Jones, Hombre, Cool Hand Luke, Lonely Are The Brave, October Sky, The Princess Bride, Ray Harryhausen films, Disney animation, and Pixar. The realization of the significance of what movies could inspire was from "THE RED BALLOON" -- Directors:William Wellman, Frank Capra, Billy Wilder, Vincente Minnelli, John Huston, John Ford, Raoul Walsh, Howard Hawks, Val Lewton, George Pal, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin

2009:Audacity of Hope, Dreams from My Father, (Obama);Hot, Flat, Crowded(Friedman);The Greatest Generation(Brokaw);Age of American Unreason(Jacoby);Tyranny of Dead Ideas:Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking(Miller);The Inheritance: World Obama Confronts(Sanger);We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land:(Carter);The Gamble(Ricks){"Fiasco"};Unforgiving Minute:Soldier's Education(Mullaney);My Hope for Peace(Jehan Sadat); Conservatives Without Conscience(John Dean);House of Cards:Tale of Hubris/Excess on Wall Street(Cohan);Dumb Money(Gross);The Post-American World(F.Zakaria);40 More Years(Carville);Crash Proof(Schiff);Seeds of Terror( Peters); Ayatollah Begs to Differ(Hooman Majd);Accidental Guerrilla(Kilcullen);Where Men Find Glory(Krakauer);Justice(Sandel);Forces of Fortune(Vali Nasr);

Life should be lived like you mean it;as well as possible.Life is given to be enjoyed;yet living bears responsibility to ourself and others.- If you want miracles, you should plan, work, strive, practice, pray, and make accomplishments toward miracles;miracles rarely happen just by waiting for them to occur. - Don't confuse your working towards a goal, with avoiding responsibility in other things.- OLD is a state of acknowledged time passing, accepted limitations, gathered information, abilities, and memories of loves, family, sacrifices, joys, mistakes, responsibilties, choices, moments, opportunities, accomplishments, loss, and experiences in life. MATURITY in life is being able to reflect on all those memories, understand and accept them without any bias, grudge, resentment, or regret.

Barack Obama, Jon Wolpaw, John Kanzius, Stephen Hawking, Brian Greene, Steve Wozniak, Bonnie Bassler, Dean Kamen, Craig Ventor, MaryLou Jepsen, Christine Lamanna, Nicholas Negroponte, Brian Enquist, David M Walker, Caryn Elaine Johnson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Paul Binder, Carl Hiaasen, Tom Ricks, Carl Woodward, Bob Woodward, Michael Isikoff, Tom Friedman, Carl Icahn, Richard Taylor, Neil deGrasse Tyson, George Smoot, Nathan Cohen, Steve Jobs, John Carlos, Isaac Berzin, Evo Morales, Sheik al-Maktoum, Ratan Tata, Geoffrey West, Paul Farmer, Nicolas Sarkozy, Stan Brock, and Jerry Lewis. -------

Home. ... there's no place like home(click click) there's no place like home(click click)there's no place like home .......................................... ................ I live in Florida mostly, but also in Louisiana and New York.

Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh my! .. But really the Platypus ... ... .... .... ... ... (maybe because my toes are webbed and I live beside the water) .... .. ... ... Also like the Waterbear; the most perfect animal on the planet. ... ... ... .. .. .. The waterbear lives everywhere.