User:Magrathea78

Magrathea = "A myth. A Fairy story people tell their children if they want them to become economists"  (From The Hitchhikker's Guide to the Galaxy)

78 = My year of graduating college with a BS in Geophysics. The Mineral Economics Ph.D. came in '81.

Interests

 * Geophysics, Geology, Risk Analysis, Portfolo Management.
 * Astronomy, History
 * Houston Whip & West Coast Swing Dance.
 * Boy Scouts of America

Favorite Movies those I watch over and over again.

 * Network -- What a script!
 * Hunt for Red October   'the  book is better, but the movie is a good ride.
 * Ben Hur

Favorite TV shows

 * Connections -- the 10th and last is one of the best hours of non-fiction televison
 * The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation) -- "Star Fleet was founded to seek out new life; well THERE IT SITS!"