Jeff

James, b. 6/12

Warren, Mass.

3 years

Overton, Crossley, Hayden

I'm afraid if walls could talk, they'd still be boringly quiet!

Fred Johnson was an ok boss, but the joys of "the dignity of common labor" are greatly over-rated. Cleaning toilets may be honorable, but not particularly enjoyable. I'd rather read a good book! The cameraderie with Mr. Rowe or Mr. Campbell in our flawless execution of Recitation or Overton cleanings is fondly remembered, however.

Tom Donovan - maybe best teacher I ever had.

Lou Turner - chess club and general interactions.

Dr. Bowman - general inspiration

Coming from a poor, small town, at MH I learned it was ok to like classical music or jazz or reading or chess; that I wasn't hyper-weird because I really didn't care how the Red Sox or Celtics did next season. I think MH gave me the friends, colleagues, and confidence to feel much less malleable to bend to irrelevant social pressures and to think more independently. (This may have had some negative professional and financial results, but I still welcome the insights.)

Pasadena, Seattle, San Diego, New York, Los Angeles, Sunnyvale, CA. (same house, last 28 years!)

A blurry machine imprint of Nixon's signature at the bottom of a certificate completed the "thanks of a grateful nation" for bringing freedom and democracy to Vietnam (a good, radicalizing awakening for quickly perceiving the later mistakes of Iran-Contra, Iraqi WMDs, etc).

Built the world's longest single span Wheatstone bridge in freshman physics lab; TA was not impressed.

Published lots of tech papers as part of later marketing/apps product promotions.

Talk me into it!

YES