Who am I and Why am I Here?

To the inevitable childhood question, What do you want to be when you grow up? I eagerly responded I want to be an archaeologist! This led to an undergraduate degree in anthropology, archaeology, and Latin American Studies. I worked on a couple dozen projects during my teens and twenties, and briefly in my 50s while on contract with the National Park Service. This checked multiple childhood dream boxes.

While assigned to fieldwork on archaeology sites, I was often responsible for photographing excavation activities and artifacts. From time to time, I took photos that had nothing to do with work and were pleasing to the eye. During college, I met artists in a variety of media and acknowledged that I possessed little to no artistic talent. My scientific left brain served me well with archaeology work, but I sought to explore the other side by perceiving the world from a new perspective.

This led to studies at the Art Institute of Houston, long enough to acquire darkroom skills. I never pursued a commercial application for photography. My work has been published and exhibited in solo and group shows since the early 1980s.

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I completed programs at Sofia University (formerly Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) and received a PhD from the University of Sedona (formerly University of Metaphysics) to explore the metaphysical side of life. Over the years, I collected a wealth of information on the phenomenon of number synchronicity, and my research and findings have been presented at International Metaphysical Conventions.

As an ever-present quirky interest, I was never really sure where it was going, if anywhere. With the 2004 publication of the nonfiction book Number Synchronicity, I anticipated putting it all behind me. That turned out to be easier said than done as I continued observing and documenting. People around the world share with me their mystical and coincidental experiences with numbers.

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The latest incarnation of this research presents the number synchronicity phenomenon in the context of the US presidential election. This offers a practical example for those who may be unfamiliar with how numerology can be used to identify mastery and potential.

My heartfelt gratitude goes to anyone who reads my blog and shares the dozen or so posts between now and the 2024 general election. After that, the information will remain relevant for future elections.

Crazy Cat People: Through Feline Eyes is a collaboration with my veterinarian sister. Short stories based on real events at a cat hospital. Whimsical illustrations of cat characters in each chapter are available on magnets, tote bags, greeting cards, and framed prints.

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An inherited retinal condition has left me with a field of vision between 5 and 10 degrees. Unfortunately, it became necessary to take early retirement from a fulfilling position at a museum. This transition presents a whole new set of challenges to perform the simplest activity. I’m clumsy, accident-prone, awkward, and slow. Not my usual self. It has proven more daunting than I imagined to build and maintain a website and blog. But here it is. Changing and growing each day.

After a lifetime depending on keen eyesight to find lost artifacts as an archaeologist, an eye for detail in demanding office work, and an artistic eye for photography, this naturally presents adjustments. This has forced me to slow down and focus on what is most important.

For now, the blog is a priority. Once completed, I intend to return my attention to posting more photo galleries including exhibits and publications, and Random Photo of the Week.

Until then…

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Last updated 10-10-2024