The Three States

[cheese]

I became a known expert in many fields and skills required to perform professionally in those fields. The list is huge compared with most people's individual achievements.

Give some examples. If the list is huge, how hard can it be.

[gizmotron]

Give some examples. If the list is huge, how hard can it be.

There was a huge full page, both sides of a newspaper questionnaire. It had about 100 questions. I filled it out and scored 10 times the average exciting life score.

Have you ever been paid to be in a Hollywood movie? Yes I was in Lethal Weapon III. I was a paid extra.
Have you ever been in a professional race? Yes, The men's downhill at the world cup.
Have you ever won a tournament. Yes, a Bowling Tournament, two years in a row. 500 people in tournament.
I won my flight in the golfing men's club year end tournament also.
Have you ever been on TV? Yes more than 22 times.
Have you ever almost died? Yes, I misjudged a jump at Bear Valley skiing once. I flew about 300 ft on alpine skis and landed right in front of a pile of rocks. I've had a head on collision in a car. I had a very dangerous rock climbing accident. I've done several do or die ski descents. I sailed a very small windsurfer out of the Golden Gate on a monster wave day. I've had three first ascents.
I worked in the music industry for two years. I met more than 100 celebrities and professional sports people. My musicianship is on a few albums.
I've defended myself in court, as a building contractor, I won.
I designed many houses and built them. I designed and built several recording studios. One of those studios was a world class studio.
I acted in a play, once.
I flew several aviation stunts, one that was possibly a first in aviation.
I SCUBA dived to 205 ft deep in Lake Tahoe in February on one tank.
I was head chef at an annual gathering of 200 people.
I took kids to summer camp.
I jumped off of a 105 ft bridge into water five times in one afternoon. I jumped off of an 85 ft bridge into 8 ft of water in the Stanislaus River at Calaveras Big Trees. That had a solid granite bottom.
I invented a new kind of browser for a new kind of a use for the internet. I delivered that browser to Mac OSX and Windows computers with cross platform file sharing over the internet.
I crossed the high Sierra on foot in a Blizzard. I climbed over twenty mountains.
I was in a Karate match, I lost in the third round.
I attempted to build software that could beat Roulette and failed publicly.
I scored more than 1000 points in a test that gave anyone with 100 points a very interesting life. So did my brother. In fact the book is thick on all my brothers and sister.

[VKM]

Gizmo,

But, what have you done lately? lol


Seriously, that is very impressive.  I recognized your genius the first time I read a post of yours a few years ago.
Been a fan ever since.


VKM

[gizmotron]

Gizmo,

But, what have you done lately? lol


Seriously, that is very impressive.  I recognized your genius the first time I read a post of yours a few years ago.
Been a fan ever since.
VKM

It's an absolute blast having this blow up in my face, twice. First that lame-o progression in the live demo and now this. I know I'm alive. I win the "face to the glass award" this year. It's awarded for the very best stage appearance death by any entertainer that year at the company year end party. It's symbolic. You press your face right up to the nose of a Mitchell B-25 bomber and then auger into the ground with your face hitting the ground first. I definitely won that one.

[VKM]

Gizmo,

The desire to do something and the belief that you can do it is the beginning of most accomplishments.  With those two things it's still possible to fail, but without those two things failure is almost certain.

Because you are not afraid to fail, you are not afraid to try.  I like that about you.  The good thing about not giving up too soon is that success can be right around the next corner.


VKM



 

[gizmotron]

VKM, Ok, but I'm not going to put a "Monster List" set of instructions in a nebulous computer algorithm any time soon. My head would pop. In fact it would be overwhelming shortly after starting. It's too much for one man. I did this before already. Never again.

[VKM]

Gizmo,

Got it.  I was speaking in general, not this last thing in particular.  Even though I am well aware that this latest experience could lead to something else that might even be better.


VKM

[cheese]

There was a huge full page, both sides of a newspaper questionnaire. It had about 100 questions. I filled it out and scored

I was asking Zippy, not you. BTW, you forgot to add what you had for breakfast to the list.

[gizmotron]

I was asking Zippy, not you. BTW, you forgot to add what you had for breakfast to the list.

You might have been asking zippy but it was my quote. Where you asking zippy to answer what I said? Actually it looks like your were challenging him. Yes, let's see that. I had scrambled eggs, fried potatoes with onions, and Bloody Mary mix on the rocks.

[zippyplayer]

Re: The Three States
« Reply #37 on: April 12, 2011, 12:32:55 PM »
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Quote from: Gizmotron on April 12, 2011, 08:06:24 AM
There was a huge full page, both sides of a newspaper questionnaire. It had about 100 questions. I filled it out and scored

I was asking Zippy, not you. BTW, you forgot to add what you had for breakfast to the list.

thought I was quoting wonderman---my apols for not making it clear

[zippyplayer]

as for post 31

YAWN

[gizmotron]

...thought I was quoting wonderman---my apols for not making it clear

Oh shit, is there someone out that has blown me off the stage? That figures.

[gizmotron]

as for post 31

YAWN

as for post 40

Been there, done that.

[gizmotron]

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