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The Personal Page of:
Bob Nelson, Executive Director
So, you thought you'd drop by and try to learn a little more about me.
- Age: Old Enough to Know Better...
- Children: 2 (Dumb enough to do it again...)
- Married (Make that twice...)
Spare Time Hobbies: Electronic Projects, Guitar, Water-color painting,
Philately, Amateur Radio
Other Notables: Past President, Seattle-King County REACT; Nominee
for the Jefferson Award; Ex-Disaster Action Team Responder, Seattle-King County
Chapter of the American Red Cross
Cash-Producing Labors: I am a business owner with my fingers in
a number of pies which provide a rounded approach to making money and funding
projects like this one!
Other things to say: Generally plesant with a sense of humor,
extremely focused during times of emergency but still retaining that sense
of humor. Always willing to learn something new. Ever endeavoring to push
the technological envelope!
Philosophy: The following statement sums up my goals for this
site and can be distributed as desired...
A SENSE OF A GOOSE
Next fall, when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying along
in 'V' formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to
why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift
for the bird immediately following. By flying in 'V' formation, the whole
flock adds at least 71 percent greater flight range than if each bird flew
alone.
People who share a common direction and sense of community can get
where they are going with greater ease and speed, because they are traveling
on the thrust of those next to -- and before us.
When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and
resistance of solo flight -- and quickly returns to the formation to take
advantage of the lifting power of the birds in front.
If we have as much sense as a goose, we'll chose to stay in formation
with those headed the same direction we are.
When the head goose gets tired, it rotates back in the wing and another
flies point.
It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs.
Geese honk from behind to encourage those in front to keep up their
speed.
What messages do we give when we honk from behind?
Finally, and most importantly, when a goose gets sick or is wounded
by gunshot and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out with the
injured, following it down to lend help and protection. They stay with
the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies; and only then
do they launch out on their own or with another fomation to catch up with
their group.
If we have the sense of a goose, we'd stand by each other like this.
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