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by Roger Bourke White Jr.
started Dec 1996, copyright Mar 2005,
Dec 2006, Nov 2008, Jun 2011, Nov 2014
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Volume 1: The early years 1948-1966 Volume 2: College, Army, first jobs 1966-1977
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Volume 3: PC Revolutionary: Computerland, Beehive, Novell 1977-1989 Volume 4: Beginning The Great Panic: Divorce, bankruptcy, mid-life crisis 1990-1993
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Volume 5: Being a Sea Cucumber 1994-1997 Volume 6: Searching for a new life, 1997-2002 (and discovering how deep the Panic Scars are)
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Volume 7: Recovering from Panic Thinking 2003-2008 |
Volume 8: Remaking a home in the USA 2008-2010 Volume 9: Searching for positive feedback 2011-2014 |
Volume 10: Furnishing my Comfort Zone 2015- |
My life has been an interesting one. And well it should be, for, in retrospect, I'm a novelty addict. As long as new and interesting things were happening in my life, I was happy. Whether I was riding high, or the world was crashing down on top of me, if I could see new things, or old things in a new way, I was happy.
I have also been always been extremely sensitive to using my time and resources well. The hardest times in my life have been when other people were telling me how to use my time, or resources, and when I've been seriously cut off from resources.
The most enjoyable times in life have been when I've seen new and interesting linkages that help explain the world I live in, and the world we all live in. Serendipitously, these times have become more and more common as I've become older. I guess the right label for these linkages I've discovered is "wisdom", and it sure is fun to expound on what I've discovered.
This autobiography has a "spine" of chronological layout. But, thanks to the jumping abilities of web pages, there are many diversions from that spine.
Why am I writing this? I think a lot about why mankind is here on this Earth, and why I'm here.
So... why am I here? I have decided I'm here to pass on a legacy, and that legacy consists of two parts: a genetic part, and an intellectual part. The genetic part is the children I sire, and the intellectual part is the ideas that I pass on. This book is to help pass on my intellectual legacy.
That said... Lets get about the actual telling of the story.
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A quick list of some of Roger's superlatives. You can read more about these in the body. |
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Volume 1: The early years 1948-1966 Volume 2: College, Army, first jobs 1966-1977
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Volume 3: PC Revolutionary: Computerland, Beehive, Novell 1977-1989 Volume 4: Beginning The Great Panic: Divorce, bankruptcy, mid-life crisis 1990-1993
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Volume 5: Being a Sea Cucumber 1994-1997 Volume 6: Searching for a new life, 1997-2002 (and discovering how deep the Panic Scars are)
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Volume 7: Recovering from Panic Thinking 2003-2008 |
Volume 8: Remaking a home in the USA 2008-2010 Volume 9: Searching for positive feedback 2011-2014 |