My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Male
Occupation	Photographer; Gadfly
Location	Columbia, Maryland, United States
Introduction	Born and raised in New York City. Drove a taxi at night while getting a degree in Biology. Graduate education was in invertebrate zoology and environmental science. Bailed on a Ph.D. to work as an environmental consultant. Directed a biological survey of the lower Mississippi River which was sponsored by a big electric utility in New Orleans. Wound up employed by that utility, then another in Maryland for the next 28 years. I did environmental issue management and operations support for the industry. This required staying abreast of the scientific developments, tracking and participating in legislation and regulatory initiatives at the federal, state and local levels and ensuring compliance with final requirements. This background has cemented an interest in politics, science, current events, public affairs and the media. Retirement has given me time to travel, chase images and pay more attention to things that interest me and/or make me nuts.
Interests	Photography, travel, politics, sports, bowling, current events
Favorite movies	Big Chill, Bull Durham, Godfather 1 & 2, Fantasia, West Side Story, Risky Business, Up in Smoke
Favorite music	Baroque, old jazz, classic rock, electronica
Favorite books	Parliament of Whores, Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year, Requiem - By the Photographers Who Died in Viet Nam and Indochina

Unlike a dog, how can a turtle ever be naked?

Two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I am not yet completely sure about the universe - ALBERT EINSTEIN