I was born (1942)and raised in central Texas. My dad was a Methodist minister who enlisted as a chaplain and got himself killed by German artillery in Italy after surviving the North Africa campaign with the Texas 36th Division. My mom married a farmer and I remember about 6, deciding that I had to get back to the city. (Hillsboro, population 7,000)
Twice a volunteer for Viet Nam after a tour in Korea, went Special Forces and left the army after a spell as a team leader at Bad Toelz, Germany. I've got about 90 parachute jumps. Degreed in psychology at UT of TX at Austin with lots of hours in sciences, economics and languages. I sign(deaf), and speak, read and write German, French, and Spanish, and enough of about 6 or 7 others well enough to travel. I am a neurolinguistic programmer (master level) and have several years as a counselor of depressed cancer and HIV patients, as well as medical tech work at a research clinic. I also have a year at a chiropractic college.
Presently a research assistant to an MD following up long term survivors of the deadliest cancers; especially sarcomas, brain tumors, and pancreatic cancer. I get their diagnostic slides, their CT scans, MRIs, etc to verify that they had it, and find out what dietary supplements they took in a category called glyconeutraceuticals. By the way Dr Golen, would you be interested in several glioblastoma multiforme patients who are doing well after being diagnosed in the mid 1990s? Or anyone else with someone close to them who is failing...
rossmcdaniel@sbcglobal.net There is an ocean of pain and suffering all around us, and I am glad to share the information that may ease some of it.
I always loved warfare games from interracial rock fights, (friendly really, and nobody ever got anything worse than a cut or abrasion) rubber guns (knotted tire tube strips fired from clothes pin stick guns), fighting bumble bees with paddles, as well as chess, checkers, and all the school sports. (We had to entertain ourselves out in the country. [:D])
I discovered Avalon Hill's "Stalingrad" board game, as a freshman just off the U of TX campus in 1960 and was hooked. Subscribed to S&T magazine for a year, and played multiplayer such as "World in Flames" by the Australian Design Group. I have a large variety of them, in boxes now, as my wife bought me a computer about 8 years ago, my stepson gave me a TalonSoft Antietam for Christmas, and I met Gen Dustin Arnold on a matchemup website who let me know that there was a club existing to play those games.
From being an atheist about late high school through all my adult life, and finally while I was working with terminal cancer and AIDS patients, (I had about 40 people die that I was working with during the late 80s and early 90s) I had some experiences that "moved me to a different level of understanding." Those who know about the "kundalini" (eastern tradition) or "The Annointing" (Christian)may have some idea of what I went through, cooking for about 6 months. Just like an orgasm, you must go through the experience to know what I am talking about, and it is probably unknown to you. I now occasionally teach meditations at a Unity Church, open to all faiths.
Col Ross McDaniel
2nd Div, III Corps, AoG
Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
Winston Churchill