User:Perdustin

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User:Perdustin

Etymology: Lost in translation, and not the most obvious reference.

Interests: Eclectic, but still improving.

Education: 80 years' worth. I may get there someday.

Experience: 60 years as a student, professional scientist, fundraiser, project manager, advisor, principal investigator, reviewer for scientific journals, occasional environmental leader. Retired Emeritus. Private pilot, IFR rated, but not current.

Avocations: Science. Nature. Art. Literature. Music. Fun. Family. Friends.

Personal Characteristics: Persnickety about precision and clarity, but I try to be philosophical about it. A bit too critical sometimes. Compulsive problem solver, on about just about anything that gets my attention. I use the bulldog technique. Laconic humor, which many people don't seem to follow. I pretend to be quiet and modest.

Philosophy: Shit happens. Don't wade around in it. Deal with it and move on. But do use a shovel, if you can't divert a river through it.

Pet Peeves: Liars, lawyers, and politicians; Not to mention salesmen, con artists, conspiracy theorists, evangelicals, and coconut.

Local ambition: To contribute a few bytes to the community. Still getting started after ~18 years of minor edits and a couple of articles.

Favorite books:

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, by Carlo M. Cipolla

The Name of The Rose, Umberto Eco

One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Marquez

...about 4000 others.

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