What is your speciality?

[Jenna]

The TA was built primarily as a street car, so we wanted the flatest torque curve possible. If it were primarily a race car, it would have gotten less static compression and more boost. Currently, the static CR is 10.5:1 and it gets 9lbs of boost at the manifold (12lbs before the intercooler). For a purely race engine, I'd have gone with a static CR of 7 or 8:1 and 18-20lbs of boost.

All three are built around strokers for the low end torque. The offroaders especially, since you don't need high RPM power offroad. They're crawling... especially the Jeep. With the Atlas 4-speed transfer case, you get a 1:1 highway gear, a 2:1 low range (which is roughly what a factory 4x4 will have), a 5:1 crawler gear, and by engaging the 2:1 and the 5:1 you get a 10:1 superlow range. It's impossible to go fast, but at 5:1 or 10:1 with 5:13 gears in the differentials, it will crawl up pretty much anything.

I think relearning is faster than learning, but you certainly lose things when you're inactive.

The term cattleboat is certainly not complimentary... There are a large number of divers who, while certified, might only do one or two dives a year. Or less. And there are shops that specialize in taking large groups of these relatively unskilled and unpracticed divers out to shallow, low- or no-current reefs. A lot of these divers are doing what is known as a resort course or discover SCUBA course. These folks are not even certified. They're given an hour or two of very minimal training in a pool and then taken out (paired with an instructor, with no more than a 4:1 ratio) for a dive experience. 20-30 means a crowded reef. And since they're not very practiced, their bouyancy and trim is lacking. That means they bang into and kick the reef. That's not good for it. Reefs are quite fragile.
The best thing I can say about the cattle boat operators is that since they all go to the same easy sites, it keeps the crowds (and the reef damage) away from other sites.

While I'm not at all a fan of cattle boats, I am a fan of those discover SCUBA courses. They give people a chance to experience the underwater world without the expense of certification. I just don't think they should be done from cattle boats.

Our own addiction to diving came about in a fairly typical way, I think. We were in Cancun and took the ferry over to Cozumel one day to ride the Atlantis. This is a submarine which takes passengers down to a max of 100 feet. We thought it was cool, but you couldn't exactly see things up close from inside the sub. So we took a trip on something called a BOB. With these things, you sit on something like a stationary bike with your head in a big plastic bubble. They're neutrally bouyant at about 25 feet, so they sink to that level and stay there. They have an electric motor so you can scoot around. Better, but still not enough. So we took a resort course, with no cattle boat involved. A small boat with the captain, the instructor (who stressed the importance of bouyancy control from the first instant) my wife and me. A site that was NOT filled with a crowd of divers. Instant addiction. We're definately 'vacation divers', since Colorado isn't excactly a Mecca for divers, but even so we did about 75 dives in our first year certified.

Oh I really like that you are talking to me of compression ratios!!! haha.. I am restraining the motor head in me who would want to ask you for a shot of your engine haha.. Oh and do you have a pet name for your motor? I do not think any Chev motor was set as high as 10.5? Or did you achieve this yourselves? You are certainly in the expert league I think!! Here unfortunately fuel price is a major problem which is a shame and has dampened the enthusiasm I used to see.. you know petrol (gasoline) prices here in north London are £1.35 per litre and which is about $8/gal equivalent and so we can scarce afford to waste it. I drive mine only when I am in a condition that can only be alleviated by speed Otherwise I have to surf the tube. Your offroader ratios are incredible too though I should think you need it with those big big tires?

Regarding the diving, it is obvious there too that you have considerable expertise. Can I ask have you ever suffered any ill effects or problems from diving? Or have you ever had to help anyone who did? I think diving can be a risk and that is why instructors must be well trained? Also, reefs are classed as living organisms? They are not rock outcrops with underwater plants growing on?

I very much appreciate you taking the time to elaborate on your expertise and skills. I find it fascinating to learn of these things.

 

[Jenna]

I tailor to suit each person, and since the only paying gig I can get right now is martial arts and self-defense, yes, teaching is my profession. I am not a certified educational professional in that I do not teach academics, but I do teach skills.


Indeed, it is how we have people like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and many other non-famous brilliant people who make a difference every day. Raising John has taught me how to teach to others through analysis, observation and understanding. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I'm honestly not sure if this is my failing (in that I am missing certain knowledge about learning in and of itself) or the consequences of his condition or both. I don't think it's very different whether he is my student or not. I have an autistic student who reminds me very much of John in ability and in functionality and I have been teaching him much the same way I taught my son. I am re-examining some tactics, however, as some clearly don't work and again, I'm unsure of the causation. I continue to search for things that work ... I can't, after all, know it all. ;-) And you are not impertinent to ask at all!

Yes, I think I would have imagined that you and teaching or instructing were a match I have an impression too that you would be able to hold the attention of an audience. I wonder have you given motivational talks or worked in that kind of environment? If you had an ideal paying gig, any gig that you could if you were free to choose, what would it be? What would combine your absolute passion with something that people would pay for do you think?

And I think you are very clever to realise you are learning from John as he also from you. I think sometimes we do not always see mutuality. In the time I spent with young people that had hydrocephalus, I came to know that they had skills and capacities and yes expertise that I did not possess whereas the horrible presumption in me and even among the well intentioned organisers of the work was that I was there to help them, in reality it was an exchange of minds and an opportunity to connect and that is also why I like people to acknowledge here that they are proficient and adept when perhaps they are not accustomed to having that mind. I do some work still at our local college and seem to have noticed even over the ten yr I have been going there that we have far more young people with attention disorders and autistic spectrum conditions. I see it as a reflection of how we are all different. I have dark hair, he has an eye for colour, she thinks in metaphors and they have sometimes a lack of focus (I joke that the tasks I am giving are plain boring and that is why people cannot concentrate) and all I mean is that we are all apt to compartmentalise instead of opening up our view of diversity as a good thing to include mental diversity as also a good thing. I think that sounds twee. It is only because I am not saying it right. It is not twee nor platitude. Everyone has great intrinsic value. I think sometimes we do not understand the extent of that or welcome it.

And I hear the frustration in your words on a page. I think there is no big compendium of answers except the one that you are compiling as you go. And even that needs rewriting and editing. How do we act when sometimes the only consistency in behaviour lies in its inconsistency and there is no apparent causality to reason backwards to? Our feelings and our behaviour are bridged by our thoughts. Causality is found in there. However, if you determine causality for one situation then you cannot necessarily apply that result to other situations exactly as you have said with regard to John and your other student in a similar situation. And so I wonder do you think perhaps that this is not the best question to ask? Perhaps there are other questions that imply other approaches? Just like a fight on the mats when we are not doing so well. What do we do to ensure a more favourable outcome? If it were a falling out with a friend we might overcome them with logic and better argument and encourage them to see our position. Or we could move to see theirs. The question before we move is what is the desired outcome? Then what is the most efficient way to do this? Efficiency and expediency I think are at times confused for the same thing.

I have read arguments in philosophy in unpredictable personal situations that sometimes the most logical action is to be illogical. I would like to hear more of your thoughts and plans and goals and but I appreciate that this may not be the place. And if not I only want to leave you by being shouty at you for thinking you have ever failed!!! <- see that is shouty!! There is no failure in trying your best. I bet you tell that to your students. Well I am telling it to you back. You are a heroine. I can imagine that you and John form two halves of the one Indiana Jones. I am grateful for the discussion. Thank you so much for taking time to reply.

 

[Jenna]

Does procrastination count as a speciality?
I've gotten to be pretty good at writing. I also use to be pretty good at medical, but not so much anymore. I'm also really good at listening. That doesn't sound like much, but I've helped a lot of people I knew sort through personal issues that they were struggling with (some were quite scary), as well as saving a few friendships from breaking apart.

Oooh that is a good question. Can we be specialised in inaction?

I think so. I think you (all of us at one time or another) have quite skillfully created an entire expertise in the art of procrastination and I think it truly is an art and a multidisciplinary one too... Within procrastination we have perfected the art of the excuse. The excuse can be multilayered so that each excuse has sub-branch excuses to account for every possibility. This shows planning and logical argument and the ability to dissect a task for the purpose of refuting its utility. We have also achieved a level of psychological analysis verging on the hypnotic where we can utterly prove to ourselfs the bilateral notions of 1. taking an action will be bad for us and 2. taking no action will be in our best interest. I think there are deeper concepts too. I would call one a hindsight negation whereby ten years after we take a decision not to take a course of study and realise that had we done that we would be a fully qualified and experienced whatever and we still have the capability to overlook that with a sneer and go back to doing nothing. That is a skill to behold!

And but in seriousness, if you are good at writing then I think you have a way to overcome procrastination yes? How do you manage that? What motivates you to do what you do not want to do or cannot be bothered to do? And can I ask what it is you write? And you are good at medical? In what capacity do you mean please? And listening is for sure an expertise that not everyone has and even those that think they do often listen passively and nod and think of the next question for conversational flow. You are a good listener and I think that means you listen actively and do not mind the silences in between while you let it sink in what has been said yes? And it does not sound like "not much" to me. I know how dramatic an effect just listening has to someone in distress. And I can imagine that listening through traumatic experiences is not easy for you either. Tell me how you cope yourself when friends or other people have confided those situations to you? What is your own release of those things that are confided? Do you have your own confidant? I think it is important that you also as listener have an outlet I think you are one of the angels that do these things with a heart of altruism. I think I would give you a medal for this if I could. Thank you for sharing. I am grateful.

 

[Jenna]

Enjoying reading of the old computer stories. It sounds as if operating these systems must have required a deal of ingenuity and improvisation?

Can I ask, for those of you that have been doing computer programming things since the early days, has the adventure of being an early adopter gone now that the PC is so widespread and user friendliness has made everything easier for the average Joe?

 

[Jenna]

I dunno, Jenna-word round the campfire is that "Mr. Diesel" is battin' for the other team. Makes no nevermind to me, but I can understand your disappointment.....:lol:

Oh, you meant about the dirt? Firstly, one must consider the qualities of the dirt itself. A hint: I live in a volcanic area-actually on the rim of what could be considered a "live" volcano, or, at best, dormant. I also live near several caves inhabited by bats.

So it depends upon what one has at hand to mix with the dirt, like.....other dirt.

And/or, pickle juice.

Bwahahaha....haha, and all that......:lol:

Oh well. That is Hollywood for you. Build a girl's expectations...

As for bombs and dirt, you must not post of these things on the internet Mister as the Feds will be at your door in the early hours only this time they will not be looking for your advice! As for bats, are bats explosive? Can their sonar detonate a volcano? Maybe their poo is flammable? I am not well enough informed to know how bats and explosions go together... Unless... Are you telling me you are Bruce Wayne? I knew it!!! It was the &#919;&#945;&#951;&#945;&#951;&#945;&#951;&#945;&#951;&#945; that gave you away.. I mean sorry, that was the Greek version.. It was the Bwahahaha that gave you away...

I will go and mourn over Vin Diesel. Next thing you will be telling me he cannot really tune a motor.

 

[elder999]

Maybe their poo is flammable?

Guano is high in nitrates. I don't like caves much, though, so I'd use poo from my chickens....

No, I'm not Bruce Wayne.

I'm James T. Kirk :lfao:

Cause that bamboo? Total pipe bomb, not "cannon" at all-Kirk would have blown his silly *** up......

 

[Jenna]

Guano is high in nitrates. I don't like caves much, though, so I'd use poo from my chickens....

No, I'm not Bruce Wayne.

I'm James T. Kirk :lfao:

Cause that bamboo? Total pipe bomb, not "cannon" at all-Kirk would have blown his silly *** up......

So is chicken poo explosive? Is that why KFC tastes so... Anyway, likening oneself to Kirk who as we can see does not automatically kill men with bad teeth dressed in latex that might come to stalk and eat him in the desert clearly says that one has compassion. I like that trait. Combine it with the ability to make explosive devices from dirt and we are really talking. If only I could find someone with all these traits. And who could make my car run on H20 and would eat my Thai curry without saying, did you put ginger in this, why did you put ginger in this when I do not like ginger, then I would be made up.

 

[SahBumNimRush]

@SahBumNimRush, do you think there will come a time in your MA and physical medicine when you are not perturbed by the "expert" label? If so, how do you think you will know that time? If not, how have others achieved expertise do you think? And Biology and Chemistry minoring in Guitar? That is a way cool combination, I can imagine organic and inorganic guitar tunings And your background to me gives you expert status as I have no knowledge of these things. Do you think expertise is sometimes relative or is it an immutable standard? And please tell me which things you like to draw and paint? My forte is portrait work and seeing the look on the face of the subject when they are confronted by their likeness as I see them And I think your wife can see beyond your modesty to your true level of knowledge. I appreciate your perspective your introspection and your reply thank you.

To me an expert is someone who knows the subject so well that they have not only internalized it, but makes it their own and adds to it. I have only been in practice for a few years, and as confident as I am in my diagnostic and treatment standards/skills, there are still patients/presentations that I scratch my head at (so I'm getting close, but not an expert yet).

As for martial arts, my 26 years of experience, interactions with others, and outside experience has provided me with enough knowledge and experience to be IMHO, a great teacher of the art. However, there is so much to learn, I find it difficult to ever consider myself an expert.

Funny, looking at the two subjects that I find it easier to become an expert in medicine than martial arts.. .

I do think that expert, to a point, is a relative term. A 5th grader may be an expert in kindergarten finger painting to a 5 year old, but I would imagine that a person with a Masters degree in art with an emphasis in painting would possess far more expertise than said 5th grader. So I think part of it depends on the student's past knowledge.

My patients and my TKD students view me as an expert, but when I compare myself to my teachers and whom I consider to be the "experts" in my field, I believe I have a ways to go.. .

Thanks for the reply Jenna!

 

[SahBumNimRush]

One of the lessons I learned from martial arts is that a person can lose their grasp on reality when they start assigning themselves labels. The temptation to let the ego drive a person to greater and greater grandiosity has devalued the actual achievement of traditional markers for skill. Therefore, I've decided to eschew most of that in favor of letting others acknowledge my expertise. If I am an expert in an area, other people and my peers will recognize it.

Well said.

 

[K-man]

I suppose my primary field would be pharmacy although I ended up working with drug addicts, a fantastic experience. I feel I have a good understanding of Goju karate and am on the way to a halfway decent feel for aikido. I have my recreational pilots license and love the trips around Australia we have been able to undertake. Like many of the others I have done a fair bit of scuba but not to instructor level. I love off road driving and have had a similar set up to Dirty Dog with the Detroit locker and the Super Swampers. Add to that, I am a dog training instructor, enjoy white water kayaking, snow skiing and any other outdoor pursuits that come along. Other interests include wine, antiques travel and investing. God only knows how I ever had time to work!

 

[rframe]

It is interesting to hear what people know and are passionate about.

Expert: none

Specialties:

I get paid to act like an expert in computer and information security, breaking and fixing systems before the bad guys do.

I've got a commercial airplane pilot certificate and have been waiting for about a month to take my certified flight instructor's check ride with the FAA, weather and a new job have cause several delays and it will probably be another month before it happens. I also own and rent out an airplane to the general public and other instructors, which is a fun (but costly) little hobby/side business.

I have served as a Christian pastor and have fairly good knowledge of the bible and Christian theology along with some other religions/world views.

Finally, while definitely not an expert, I am experienced with farming: horses, chickens, honey bees, and vegetables. I also enjoy hunting big game, both archery and rifle... again hardly an expert, but successful.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Oh I really like that you are talking to me of compression ratios!!! haha.. I am restraining the motor head in me who would want to ask you for a shot of your engine haha.. Oh and do you have a pet name for your motor? I do not think any Chev motor was set as high as 10.5? Or did you achieve this yourselves?

I've never named a motor. The LT1 (not the LT-1 from the 70's) and the LS series all came from the factory with compression ratios of 10:1 or more. In this case, we set it that high intentionally. Obviously a boosted engine will make more peak power with a lower static CR and higher boost, but that results in a torque curve that looks like Dolly Parton laying on her back. That's fine for racing, since you can install a loose torque converter and keep the RPM high all the time, but it would truely suck on a street driven car. So instead of a 7:1 static CR and huge boost, it was built with higher static CR to provide decent power even when not under boost, and to give us a flat torque curve. We did use a semi-loose torque converter. The stall speed is 2500RPM and the flash is 3000.

You are certainly in the expert league I think!! Here unfortunately fuel price is a major problem which is a shame and has dampened the enthusiasm I used to see.. you know petrol (gasoline) prices here in north London are £1.35 per litre and which is about $8/gal equivalent and so we can scarce afford to waste it. I drive mine only when I am in a condition that can only be alleviated by speed Otherwise I have to surf the tube. Your offroader ratios are incredible too though I should think you need it with those big big tires?

The top speed in the Jeep is very definately limited by the gear ratios. But even if the ratios were higher (numerically lower) you still would not want to go very fast in a vehicle with such a short wheelbase, high center of gravity, and a suspension designed for flexibility, not high speed cornering. Dodgeing a dog in the Jeep at even 30MPH will cause significant sphincter spasm...

Regarding the diving, it is obvious there too that you have considerable expertise. Can I ask have you ever suffered any ill effects or problems from diving? Or have you ever had to help anyone who did? I think diving can be a risk and that is why instructors must be well trained? Also, reefs are classed as living organisms? They are not rock outcrops with underwater plants growing on?

I very much appreciate you taking the time to elaborate on your expertise and skills. I find it fascinating to learn of these things.

Well, diving has certainly caused my wallet to get lighter, but other than that...

One of our first dives was on a very shallow reef. 24 feet max depth. There was a lot of surge too (not current - surge is the back and forth motion caused by waves). Surge moves you equal distances in each direction, so the proper way to deal with it is to ride it out when it pushes you backwards, and swim with it when it pushes you forward. Unfortunately, I was too inexperienced to do this, so I was fighting the surge. And you can never win a fight with the ocean. Between the back and forth of the surge and the exertion, I made myself seasick. Puking through a regulator is several things. It is possible. It is popular with the fish. And it is entertaining to your dive buddies. What it's not, is fun.

In the area around Tulum, Mexico there are hundreds of cenotes (sinkholes). These sinkholes are the entrances to the worlds largest underwater cave system. Dive operators in that area take basic OW certified divers into the cavern area (the area still in direct sight of sunlight, even if that sunlight is coming from a 3-4 foot hole in the ceiling) of some of these caves. There are no scuba police, but the accepted standards for these tours include things like: the guide must be full cave certified and dive full cave gear (doubles, long hose, etc); no more than 4 tourists per guide; everybody has their own light, guide in front, next most experienced diver at the rear, etc. All reputable dive ops adhere to these guidelines, but not all ops are reputable.

Coming out of Chac Mool (a very popular cenote for tourist dives) at the end of our group, I felt a tug on my fin. I stopped and looked back, wondering what I could have caught it on, and there was another diver. Seperated from his group. With no light source. And too foolish to head back to the sunlight. I checked his air (he was using his reserve, but had enough to get to the main exit with us), handed him one of my backup lights, put him in line in front of me, and we headed out. 4-5 minutes later we encountered his guide (not wearing full cave gear) and a woman coming back, looking for him. He gave me back my light, rejoined them, and they headed out. We finished our dive.

They were breaking a number of fundamental rules, not limited to the fact that it took them FAR too long to notice that he was missing.

Diving is potentially very dangerous, but if people stay within the limits of their training and experience, it's really pretty safe. The vast majority of dive accidents come down to diver error, or just plain stupidity.

Reefs are absolutely alive. The reef itself is built up by coral, which is a tiny animal. The surface layers are living coral, on top of the skeletons of the earlier generations. Sponges and such grow on the coral, and the structure of the reef provides food and shelter to all the critters. They're very fragile, and divers who crash into or kick the reef are not very well thought of. Inexperienced divers are encouraged to learn to control their bouyancy and trim, and since the reef can "bite" (fire coral and various toxic to the touch critters) most active divers will pretty quickly learn not to touch.

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As I was taking this picture, I saw this womans hand come into the frame. She was fairly new, and was clearly about to touch the reef. Problem is, this particular reef is actually a rockish. Their spines are venomous. Generally their stings are quite painful, and occasionally people who are particularly sensative to the venom can be sick for weeks. I was able to grab her hand before she grabbed the rockfish. Back on the boat, she made it clear that she though I was overreacting. I showed her the picture, but she never did seem to "get it".
We don't dive with her any more. She's an accident waiting to happen.

 

[Xue Sheng]

One of my mentors here used punch cards back in the day.

I learned PASCAL. It was great. I hated (and still do but am resigned about it now) the C family of languages.

I endured Basic, COBOL, Fortran, C, C++, Java, Visual basic and VBA... that is why I am into PC hardware and security today... I HATE programming... not all to fond of hardware and security either

 

[Xue Sheng]

Wholy Old Laptop Batman

Just came across a Dell Latitude LM........ Brand New.... Windows 95 :s82:

The things you find cleaning out an office

 

[seasoned]

Loyalty, honesty, integrity, a good friend, a good husband, father and grand father. I would add trustworthy, a great listener, I do gossip a bit, but, am working on it.
I definitely treat people the way I would want to be treated.

Now I will add that I was not always like this, but with the help of my faith and Martial Arts, it has lead me down a path that has enhanced my life greatly, along with everyone around me.

If you can nail down the above in your life, all good things will come to you. And, if and when bad does appear, you won't even recognize it...

I know this may not fit into the OP, but, these are very sought after attributes that many look for, but few find...............

I know all of this because, my wife tells me so........... , and you must know this by now, that, women are always right.......... :asian:

 

[elder999]

I know this may not fit into the OP, but, these are very sought after attributes that many look for, but few find..............

I've always imagined you painting, though-oils.....

 

[seasoned]

I've always imagined you painting, though-oils.....

As long as the picture is clear, no brush is needed.

 

[Jenna]

To me an expert is someone who knows the subject so well that they have not only internalized it, but makes it their own and adds to it. I have only been in practice for a few years, and as confident as I am in my diagnostic and treatment standards/skills, there are still patients/presentations that I scratch my head at (so I'm getting close, but not an expert yet).

As for martial arts, my 26 years of experience, interactions with others, and outside experience has provided me with enough knowledge and experience to be IMHO, a great teacher of the art. However, there is so much to learn, I find it difficult to ever consider myself an expert.

Funny, looking at the two subjects that I find it easier to become an expert in medicine than martial arts.. .

I do think that expert, to a point, is a relative term. A 5th grader may be an expert in kindergarten finger painting to a 5 year old, but I would imagine that a person with a Masters degree in art with an emphasis in painting would possess far more expertise than said 5th grader. So I think part of it depends on the student's past knowledge.

My patients and my TKD students view me as an expert, but when I compare myself to my teachers and whom I consider to be the "experts" in my field, I believe I have a ways to go.. .

Thanks for the reply Jenna!

I like that definition of expert, it is not hard and static and has room for interpretation, thank you! And yes I can imagine the complexities of converting presentations into proper medical diagnoses and but instead of saying you are not an expert, I would suggest that you are an expert who -just as you say- is nevertheless continuing always to add to his expertise The same with your arts. 26 years diligent practice in any endeavour I think carries implications of high proficiency and expertise. I think expertise in absolute terms is relative of course and but I think it is nice to acknowledge that we all have a level of expertise that is unassailable from outside levels. I wonder does the term expertise also mean we can be held up when we make a mistake? I think even so we can be expert in our own perspective without having to make a thing of it. I think you do this with aplomb I appreciate you taking time to share your ideas. Thank you again.

 

[Jenna]

I suppose my primary field would be pharmacy although I ended up working with drug addicts, a fantastic experience. I feel I have a good understanding of Goju karate and am on the way to a halfway decent feel for aikido. I have my recreational pilots license and love the trips around Australia we have been able to undertake. Like many of the others I have done a fair bit of scuba but not to instructor level. I love off road driving and have had a similar set up to Dirty Dog with the Detroit locker and the Super Swampers. Add to that, I am a dog training instructor, enjoy white water kayaking, snow skiing and any other outdoor pursuits that come along. Other interests include wine, antiques travel and investing. God only knows how I ever had time to work!

Can I ask if working with those that are addicted to drugs is more difficult if you yourself have not been addicted to drugs (excuse my assumption if that is not correct), or do you interact with these people in your primary pharmacological role? What kind of help can you offer, is it by medicating or do you yourself use talking therapies? I am very interested to hear thank you. And you are a pilot also? That is cool. I was working towards mine in a little Robinson R44 helicopter. I quickly ran out of funds though And have you flown around Ayers Rock or would that be too much of a trip from where you are? Where would you really like to fly? I had a flight through the Grand Canyon. I would not like to pilot there though! That is really cool that you do all these outdoors activities, I think Oz is surely the place for it. Your interests and expertises are very wide ranging. I like that too. I could pick any one of those and read about your exploits. How are your investments now? Are savvy (normal non-corporate) investors still making money nowadays? I think you must be expert if you are in profit with those!! Thank you for sharing these skills and interests, I am grateful as ever.

 

[Jenna]

It is interesting to hear what people know and are passionate about.

Expert: none

Specialties:

I get paid to act like an expert in computer and information security, breaking and fixing systems before the bad guys do.

I've got a commercial airplane pilot certificate and have been waiting for about a month to take my certified flight instructor's check ride with the FAA, weather and a new job have cause several delays and it will probably be another month before it happens. I also own and rent out an airplane to the general public and other instructors, which is a fun (but costly) little hobby/side business.

I have served as a Christian pastor and have fairly good knowledge of the bible and Christian theology along with some other religions/world views.

Finally, while definitely not an expert, I am experienced with farming: horses, chickens, honey bees, and vegetables. I also enjoy hunting big game, both archery and rifle... again hardly an expert, but successful.

You really have no expertise in anything? I think reading what you have written, the very opposite seems true, no? I really like your line that you are paid to act like an expert. That is so very true and I think that is true of us all. Are we all acting up to expertise or to an extent pretending do you think? And you fly commercially? Wow, that is certainly an endeavour that has no place for non-experts and fakers I think!! And but congratulations on such an achievement. It must have been a long journey mentally and financially to get that certification. Well done indeed. And when you say you have served as a Christian pastor, is that not your vocation? Is a pastor only a secondment? And you have no conflict when reading other religious texts besides the Christian bible? With what mind would you read those texts or research those other faiths can I ask? And is it true honey bees are gradually becoming extinct through as yet unknown conditions? I have read something of that and would be interested to know if you have had any problems affect your apiary? Thank you so much. I also enjoyed reading of your expertise and proficiencies and interests.