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Vincent

Which Way Off of This Planet?

About Me

...I'm building us a way to get off of this mudball. Don't get me wrong. I love the Earth. It is (apparently) the universe' most rare and amazing gift to us. But it's time to get out of the cradle, children. Time to quit soiling our linens and step out there to be responsible grownup citizens of the cosmos.So as I do my work (designing education programs for corporations) and pursue my avocation (filmmaking and writing SF), and follow my dream (to create and operate a learning institution designed to educate the first race of spacefaring "people" from this planet), what you can count on me for is to look for how each motion contributes to our advancement toward societal escape velocity.---v

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Tim O'Reilly, Larry Wall, Jimmy Carter, Joss Whedon, Spider Robinson (again), Jerry Jeff Walker, Alison Kraus, Robin Williams, Dave Chapelle, Kevin Smith, Joel Coen, Michael Moore, Tim Robbins, Mike Krukow

Music:

Amy Obenski, Nanci Griffith, Catie Curtis, Mark Erelli, Jerry Jeff Walker, Alison Kraus, George Gershwin, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Asleep At The Wheel, Ray Charles, Dixie Chicks, Dave Brubeck

Movies:

Dead Man, Gattaca, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, After Hours, Bagdad Cafe, Princess Bride, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Joe vs. the Volcano, Pleasantville, Superman II, American Beauty, The Hudsucker Proxy, Life is Beautiful

Books:

Time Enough for Love, The Fountainhead, Godel Escher Bach, Stardancer, The Tao of Pooh, If I Ran the Circus, New York Library Desk Reference, Roughing It, The Transparent Society, Journey to Cubeville

My Blog

Mission City Coffee

...sometimes you find yourself amazed when you were sure it didn't have a chance of happening.  I'm here at Mission City Coffee in Santa Clara and I thought I'd come here in vain.I came to meet m...
Posted by Vincent on Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:08:00 PST