(November 7, 2014 at 2:08 am)whateverist Wrote: Undergraduate degree in Philosophy from UC Berkeley. Oh alright, Dean's list, Phi Beta Kappa and Cum Magna Laude; but you have to understand that I was very insecure and over compensating. I'm not nearly as big of a brown noser any more.
I went back to get a teaching credential for secondary mathematics and, later, a pretty meaningless masters in education so they would have to pay me more.
I've had three great self education binges. The first started in middle school and involved everything to do with animals but especially their behavior. That lasted into my early twenties and involved lots of binge reading.
The second was the pursuit of self knowledge through woo: lots of psychology, eastern philosophy and mythology. Collected tons of books and actually read some of them. Highlights: "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig and "The Wisdom of Insecurity" by Alan Watts. I attended the first Annual Institute of Depth Psychology in San Francisco where I got to hang out with my psychology guru, James Hillman. I also did a weekend retreat with the poet Robert Bly and a few encounter groups on the UC campus.
The last great reading binge involved horticulture, garden design and plants. I've not bought a book in years now so I think I may be over it. But I've joined Calhort and the best garden club ever, the Hortisexuals. I've befriended a lot of my favorite garden design buddies and fellow garden makers. I think this obsession may turn out to be a life sentence, but I'm not complaining.
There you go, more than you ever wanted to know.
Just wish you were my Bio calcs lecturer.... I would wage dollars to doghnuts you would have made it fun.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
