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Latest Update: January 26, 2009 |
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Family and Extended Family (ages at the time of my birth in 1960)
Parents: Walter Scott 43, Theopal Bynum 39, married for 16 years when I was born married for 58 years at the time my mother died, father still living Paternal Grandparents: Walter Scott and Nellie bly (Nellis) living in Mayer, AZ (now deceased) Maternal Grandparents: Lucius Bynum (deceased) and Zader Elizabeth (Nelson) living in Buena Park, CA (now deceased) Siblings: Walter Jesse, age 14 (married Linda Whetton) Alma Jean, age 12 (married Curtis Sandberg) James Leverett, age 5 (married Celeste Vance) Joe Even, age 2 (married Julie Smith) Gerald Atakai (foster brother) John Ross, born 1960 (married Hannah Ross Hoffman) Uncles, Aunts and other relatives Uncle George (father's brother) and Aunt Virginia (Brown) who had several children, mostly living in Arizona Aunt Erma (great aunt, I think, sister of grandmother) and Uncle Ed lived in San Diego near other relatives (Scolley, Collins) Nephews and Nieces: Jay and Linda: 9 children, 14 or so grandchildren Jeanie and Curtis: 6 children, 16 grandchildren Jim and Celeste: 12 children, 10 grandchildren Joe and Julie: 4 children Gerald Atakai and spouse: 7 or so children, a few grandchildren |
Upbringing
Born and raised in Tempe, AZ (same house for 24 years) father, wise and loving, mother, loving but with some psychological problems corporeal discipline was not excessive Religious upbringing: Parents joined Mormon church a few years before I was born strict adherence to church rules, indoctrination from a very early age church rules were therefore strictly adhered to, and I was heavily indoctrinated Jay went on a two year mission to El Salvador and Guatemala baptized at age 8 (same as younger siblings) appointed Deacon at age 12 (same as all young Mormon men) Jeanie went on a mission to Texas appointed Teacher at age 14 (same as all young Mormon men) Jim went on a mission to Louisville, Kentucky attended 4 years of Seminary classes in High School appointed Priest at age 16 (same as all young Mormon men) Joe went on a mission to Italy I went on a mission to Honduras for a year and a half Vacations: Thanksgiving and Christmases spent mostly in Mayer, AZ summer vacations in Sedona, Oak Creek, Flagstaff an early vacation to Northern California to visit relatives California vacations usually in Los Angeles and San Diego hiked in to Thunder River (Grand Canyon) at age 11 or 12 with brothers 4 or 5 summers camping with Boy Scouts, Camp Geronimo High School choir tours, Los Angeles, Grand Canyon Secular interests: favorite school subjects: biology, chemistry, physics favorite activities: hiking, camping, fishing, exploring the natural world |
Education
Elementary School: Broadmor Elementary School, grades 1 through 6 Junior High School: McKemy Junior High School, grades 7 and 8 High School: Tempe High School, Class of 1978 Mesa Community College: 1 year (Biology major) Mission Training Center, Provo, UT: 2 months (Spanish intensive course) Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ: 3.5 years (Business Admin. Economics) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: 1 semester (Russian) NTC RTC, San Diego, CA: 2 months (Navy Boot Camp) Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA: 1 year (Russian Intermediate) NTTC, Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, TX: 6 months (technical training) Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ: 2 years (BA in Russian) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: 2.5 years (Russian graduate studies) ABS Truck Driving School, Tucson, AZ: 2 months (OTR certified) Basic Training, Fort Leonardwood, MO: 2 months (US Army) Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA: 6 months (Chinese Basic) Army Technical Training, Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, TX: 6 months Quick Fix School: Fort Huachuca, AZ: 6 weeks Berlitz, Stuttgart, Germany: 2 weeks (Berlitz method, English as a Second Langauge) Customer Service and Technical Support training for various companies Intuit, Inc.: Quicken software America Online: CAT, Saves/Sales/Retention, Tech. Support Cross Country Automotive Services: BMW Roadside Assistance APAC: Harrah*s Hotel and Casino Reservations Rain Bird, Inc.: Sprinkler Systems Tech Support Convergys, Inc.: Comcast Cable Service Tech Support |
Employment
Paper Delivery: PennySaver, Tempe Daily News and other papers (beginning at age 8) Various summer jobs lawn mowing door to door sales Zoo Keeper Assistant, Phoenix Zoo Catering business (company name forgotten) Arizona Office Supplies 1.5 years (janitorial work) Malone Security: 1 year (security guard) Cowley Pumps: 3 months (construction yard work) Construction electrician: 8 months (company name forgotten) Short Stop Convenience Market and Gas Station: 2 years (clerk) Peter Piper Pizza: 6 months Navy Reserves: 1.5 years active training (Cryptology Technician Interpretive) 4.5 years additional reserve training Pedus Security, America Airlines, Salt River Project: 2 years (security guard) University of Arizona: 2.5 years (Graduate Teaching Assistant) Digby/Navajo Trucklines: 1 year (OTR Truck driver) US Army: 3 years, 98G (Spanish) and Black Hawk Quick Fix operator Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute: 6 months (Assistant Director) Intuit, Inc.: 2 years (Online Banking tech support) Freelance Internet work: 6 months (forum monitor) Berlitz Stuttgart and Freelance Teacher: 1 year (English and a Second Language) America Online: 2 years Cross Country Automotive Services: 1 year Freelance Pattern Day Trading: 4 months APAC: 1 year Rain Bird, Inc.: 1 year Convergys, Inc.: 1 year Freelance English Teacher: Stuttgart, Germany (present work) |
psych profile
INTP: "Thinker," "Architect" Introversion preferred to Extraversion iNtuition preferred to Sensing Thinking preferred to Feeling Perception preferred to Judgement
Hobbies and Interests (to name a few)
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Evolution of my political views
Stage 1: Upbringing (birth to teens or tweens) Religious and patriotic indoctrination and programming. Stage 2: Corruption (age 6 or 7 to 26) As early as first grade I was fantasizing about peeking up the girl's skirts. I probably started masturbating by age 7 or 8. Shame of such a "weakness" naturally led to concealment, in other words, lying. Shame of lying is much easier to bear than shame of sexual "misconduct." But then there's the problem of hypocrisy. It's one thing to lie, and quite another to perform religious duties when you're "unworthy." So for many years I struggled with the shame and hypocrisy. After completing my mission I turned to a third alternative. Stage 3: Drift and Patriotism (22 to 35) I began to simply avoid church and religious activities. But I continued to believe everything I had been indoctrinated with Unable to serve God, I turned to Country. (Patriotism is almost a religious duty) I began to study politics, the "Founding Fathers," John Locke, John Stuart Mill I would call myself Conservative drifting slightly towards Libertarianism At the age of 24, I joined the Navy which accelerated the corruption stage and re-inforced the drift from the church I continued to study. Frederick Hayek, Milton Friedman, Albert Jay Nock and others Stage 4: The Slow Awakening (age 30 to 35) I met a libertarian atheist in college. We enjoyed the same passtimes. We went camping and hiking together. We debated politics and religion. He won most of the debates, but I remained unconvinced of three things: The right of open immigration. The right to experiment with drugs. The existence of God and the truth of the Mormon church. Stage 5: Conversion (age 35 or 36) I joined the Army when I was 34 years old. After a brief attempt at learning Chinese, I opted to become a Spanish linguist. I thought the focus of a Spanish linguist in the Army would be Cuba and Nicaragua. Instead, I found myself learning about drug interdiction. I realized that I had made a grave error leaving unresolved the issues of drugs, immigration and the moral basis of my religious faith I began reading everything I could find dealing with these issues. Peter McWilliams, Lysander Spooner, Walter Block, Ayn Rand, Herbert Spencer, Henry David Thoreau, James Bovard, Mark Twain, George Smith, and others. Over a period of just a few months, I went from libertarian leaning conservative and hardcore believer in Mormonism to atheist individualist anarchist. Stage 6: What I Am Now (age 36 to 48) My views haven't changed significantly since my "conversion." However, I avoid using the terms "atheist" and "anarchist" because people have so many contradictory and fixed beliefs associated with those terms I have only found a few better arguments to re-inforce my opinions. |
Personal Projects |
Project One: Non-Linear Chess
Project Two: How to Speak Like Tarzan in Any Language
Project Three: Church of All Saints' Humor (CASH)
Project Four: The Naughty Lass
Project Five: Straw-bale/Shipping Container Hybrid Home
Project Six: SeaRoom Residence Park
Project Seven: Non-Fiction Writings
Project Eight: Personal fitness, nutrition and hygiene
Project Nine: Amateur Soft Porn web sites
Project Ten: Lists
Project Eleven: Updating this web site
Project Twelve: I'm sure I'll think of something else
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