ABOUT ME
Writing takes up most of my self-motivated work time. You’ll find I’ve updated my book, completed a manuscript for another, written a screen adaptation, and a treatment (short story) for another screenplay, in addition to academic papers. My master’s investigative project: Sonoma Stories and the Song Wong Bourbeau Collection, won the Campbell Augustus Manefee Scholastic Award from the Sonoma County Historical Society, 2006. Sonoma Stories & Song Wong.pdf
In this video clip Barney and I demonstrate the sound and image quality of our HD camcorder, which we use in our oral history business: Stories Matter. To view my nature photos: click here; to view my land and seascape photos click here.
Besides my B.A. in anthropology, and my M.A. in Cultural Resources Management (department of anthropology), I have certificates from New England School of Acupuncture, and Bauman College: Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts. E-Mail: storiesmatter@yahoo.com
My book: Kinergetics: Dancing With Your Baby for Bonding and Better Health for Both of You (Barricade Books, 1994; Spanish edition also) has been recently updated and is seeking critical review and representation. Dancing with an infant is the most appropriate infant-caregiver play based on evolutionary necessities--and perhaps the only universal expression of play there is. Now titled: Mindful Infant Care through Dance and Music. For FREE AUDIO and PDFs, and a BLOG on infant development visit www.mindfulinfantcare.com.
I’m the author of the featured article: Narrative, Memory, and the Brain, in http://www.wisebrain.org/bulletin.html, Volume 2, 12 (12/31/08), in association with The Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. It’s a wonderful Web site.
My screenplay is an adaptation of Jack London’s novel: The Valley of the Moon (in the public domain). It is copyrighted; and registered with Writer’s Guild of America, West (WGA)
A young couple caught in the social and economic chaos following the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906, search for a better life away from Oakland. Seeking representation.
POSITIVE AGING: FROM BIRTH TO DEATH (proposal available; full manuscript to be updated)
A Chapter-by-Chapter Outline
Chapter One: The Main Ribs in the Health Web-Introducing Positive Aging p.1
Chapter Two: Nurture as the Cornerstone--Behavioral Needs p.31
Chapter Three: Cognitive Counterparts: The Threads of Thought p.51
Chapter Four: Setting is Everything--The Power of Surroundings p.105
Chapter Five: A Protective Cover--Our Immune System's Defensive Magic 133
Chapter Six: Incorporating The Architecture of Chinese Medicine p.147
Chapter Seven: Botanicals For a Stronger Composite p.167
Chapter Eight: Fuel for the System: Basics of Nutritional Health p.199
Chapter Nine: Strengthen the Strands with Sports Nutrition Sense p.224
Chapter Ten: Complications in the Physiology--Diseases and Disorders p.237
Chapter Eleven: Images of Binding Realities p.298
Chapter Twelve: Let Your Free Spirit Soar--Concluding Remarks p.320
Bibliography p.334
A Collection of Papers and Speeches: The process of writing Positive Aging, and corresponding with the late anthropologist, Ashley Montagu, convinced me to re-enter university to get an advanced degree in anthropology. I did so at Sonoma State University, and have 51,518 words to prove it (not including my 61,551 word thesis). This collection of “A” social sciences papers and speeches is titled: Re-entry: The College Writings of a Middle-Aged Student.
To A Wild Rose: The Life & Times of Edward MacDowell is a treatment for a screenplay based on one of America’s most gifted classical pianist at the turn of the 20th century. Studying in Europe during " the "great age" of Paris, he returned to the U.S. as an internationally recognized composer. Compelled to offer a similar creative atmosphere, he and Marian, his wife, established the MacDowell Colony--a retreat for a variety of artists to share solitude and inspire one another. It continues to harbor America’s most creative spirits.
Remember: Check out our oral history business: Stories Matter. We offer individuals and families documentation of their family history, or a special event--from a birth to a celebration of life.
With a masters in cultural resources management, such a service naturally extends to businesses, museums, organizations, and communities wishing an historical narrative.
check out www.storiesmatter.com
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi
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