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About Me

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After working as a programmer for IBM for 30 years, I'm now retired, emjoying gardening and taking piano lessons again. Married. Two wives, Mary Anne and Pat. Two kids, son Mike and daughter Chris. Diagnosed with lung cancer in July 2004, I have undergone surgery to remove the upper lobe of my right lung and it seems to have cured the cancer. Time will tell.

My Favorites

Favorite Band or Musician: Beethoven
Favorite TV show: Discovery Science
Favorite movie: Patton
Favorite book: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Favorite sports team: Raiders
Favorite food: Corned Beef and cabbage

My Hobbies

Piano, Gardening, small building projects (gates, fences, small buildings, etc.)

Most Admired

Bill Clinton

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Library of Congress

Space photos from Spitzer Infrared Space Telescope courtesy of Caltech.

History: Timelines

They didn't/don't always get it right. Science goofs.

Lorenz Butterfly. See what a seemingly insigificant difference in input can make.

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Sing along to some oldies - real oldies. Put another nickel in....

Lord of the Rings. Missed all 9 hours of the movie? See the condensed version here.

Tom Lehrer's "The Elements". Hear it here.

Museum of Bad Art. Art too bad to be ignored

Idioms. Actually, more phrases then idioms.

Word origins. A bulletin board site where you can ask questions re word origins.

Led Circuit Designs. I needed these to use LEDs to illuminate some deck stairs in a dark area.

Recommended sites and products from trusted "This is True"

Want to get in touch? You can send me e-mail at:

mikejbel@msn.com