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Phase one: early childhood, age 0 to 4
I was born on Oct. 14, 1971 in Little Rock, Ark. I don't remember much about these years; there have been a lot of head injuries between then and now.
Phase two: public school, age 5 to 17
I was in Kindergarten for all of three weeks before the teacher realized I could already read. I moved to first grade and spent the next 12 years in a running battle with people who thought I was too smart to be in as much trouble as I was. I managed not to get expelled. My sole sibling was born when I was all but 13, when I had become rather used to being an only child. I played football and attended Arkansas Governor's School.
Phase three: brief college attempt, age 18
I took a stab at college at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and became completely disillusioned with engineering as a profession (at least for me).
Phase four: the Marines, age 19-24
I joined the Marine Corps for five years, because I wanted to do something different. Boot camp was the biggest challenge of my life to that point. I served most of my tour with the First Landing Support Battalion at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Phase five: college, for real this time, age 25-28
I chose Loyola University New Orleans for my undergrad work. It met my criteria: not too big, within a day's drive of home, solid communications department. I spent 3 1/2 years working at the campus paper, which was one of the top ten college weeklies. I angered Greeks and administrators, and I met my wife-to-be. I was a little busy.
Phase six: work, work, work, age 28-29
After I graduated to the cheers of faculty members and students alike, I started looking for a job. I wound up working for the Benton County Daily Record in Bentonville, Ark., covering county government. I managed to win an APME award for service to the FOIA. We moved to Little Rock and I went to work for the AP. The gig ended after nine months thanks to Bush’s effect on the economy and I was unemployed for a year. I married the former Kelly Smith on Oct. 22, 2000, an |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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1. Since reading The Life and Death of Planet Earth, I'm more skeptical. This does not keep me from looking.
2. Of course. But I would recognize that if all they receive was the beacon (with us possibly being long gone) and focus on history rather than identification.
3. I'm happy to donate my computer time to an ambitious project. |
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