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About Who?
A
long time ago in galaxy far far away.......well,
I got the long time ago part right. Ever see
those sci-fi movies or shows where the character
leaves behind his memories and consciousness in
the computer? Transferring his/her thoughts,
ideas, who they were into a machine in the hope
that some future generation will find a way to
put them back? I guess my site is sort of like
that scene from the movies - an attempt to put my
thoughts and ideas in a place that will survive
long after I do. From time to time I'll update
the site to add more content and more about the
things that make me tick.
I
was born and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland.
during a time where the space race was going
strong. While so many other  issues were
brewing in the '60's, the only thing in my little
world was what was happening outside it - up in
space. It was a great time for the space program.
The quest for space, the manned missions and the
reflection of that in what we saw on TV and the
movies. I remember sitting alone, just nine years
old in the McHenry movie theater in Baltimore
watching 2001 A Space Odyssey - so moved by it I
stayed twice. The look, the feel was what it was
like to be in space and I wanted to be there.
That was my dream.
My
love of space and stars will be with me forever.
As a kid, my mom would subscribe to the science
annuals and space yearbooks. I couldn't wait for
those books to show up! I'd read them over and
over. If only the Internet were around back then!
We were one of the lucky few on the block to have
a full set of encyclopedias and I would sit there
for hours reading the volumes front to back. I
just needed to know and still do. An insatiable
intellectual curiosity about science, history,
where we've been and we're we going.
...and
I never did make it into space - but hopefully
with the work of Burt Rutan in SpaceShipOne I'm a
little closer or perhaps I'll pull an
"Astronaut Farmer" and build a rocket
in the garage and send myself toward the stars.
The thought has crossed my mind.
 I'm working
on a Masters in Planetary Science to accompany my
Bachelors in Space Studies with Honors from the
American Military University. After I got married
in 1985, we moved to Manchester, Maryland where I
ran for Mayor. Though unsuccessful in my first
political outing it was nonetheless a great
experience. From door to door campaigning,
interviews with the press and televised debates
it was a microcosm of what it would be like to
run on a larger scale. I've contemplated that
over the years and look forward to one day
getting back on the campaign trail (I'm thinking
a retirement in Florida by the Kennedy Space
Center and then run for Congress as an advocate
for an increased space program is in the future).
You can read more about my thoughts on issues of
the day at "The Random Musings of Spacemike".
My
days of dreaming are not over. I have a drive to
get things done and an endless stream of ideas. I
am a left-handed, ADD-type -- a powerful
combination of creativity with a brain that only
knows how to multitask an endless stream of
thoughts simultaneously. Non-ADD people have no
idea what it's like. I envy those that can
singularly focus on a task, that's just not me.
The lists of ideas and things to work on just
keep coming. There's just never enough time to
get them all done. Check out my projects page to
learn about a few of them. There is way more
beyond this, these are just the highlights and my
space-themed projects.
Photography
is another key interest for me. My camera is
usually with me wherever I go. I am always
looking for that perfect photo. I have taken
thousands and thousands...and thousands of
photos. I keep a small amount on Flckr. Of all
the ways we can spend money, buying a camera and
capturing snapshots in time of things we have
seen and places we have been is putting it to
pretty good use.
As you make your way through the
site you'll learn about my wide variety of
interests. From space, rockets, sci-fi, z cars, politics, photography, aviation
and history. This is
just the tip of the iceberg. Curiosity makes me
want to know as much as I can about science,
climate, energy, economics, religion, cultures,
art, physics to name a few. Nothing escapes my
realm of intellectual curiosity. There are so
many more things that I'm interested in that I
haven't added to the site, but maybe in the
future.
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