Hi John,

I bookmarked that page as it was a good one. I did see a program on TV a year or so ago where they took two men who had equal educations and sent them out to interview for jobs. One was tall and the other short. Tall men are hired more often then short men and earn more money as well. I wonder if we took a look at scientists to see who was the most successful whether they would be tall, short, most attrative or less and see how they faired out in the workplace.

Actually it takes 30 seconds or less for anyone who meets another person to decide if they like them or not. I try to impress them upon women I know that it doesn't necesarily matter how much experience you have, it is in the first impression that may make the decision.

I was a runway model years ago and it taught me a lot about how people perceive your intelligence quota based upon your appearance. So if I wish to know something from someone who is really intelligent and I wish to seem disarming, I dress very meekly so I don't seem like I know very much and I say very little. But on the other hand, if I need to make an impression that I am qualified and intelligent I wear professional attire to receive the outcome I desire. Unfortunately, you have to play head games to receive the outcome you wish to achieve.

But for every single person who possesses a drivers license, I have one piece of advise. Look the best that you can because that is the most shared picture you will have in a lifetime.

But one thing I have learned from my research into earthquake prediction is to expand upon it and use it in everyday life. It teaches you to look beyond what is in front of you and seek out the answers. The Internet has opened horizons that many people don't know how to use yet. One of the best is when a doctor gives you a diagnosis for a condition. At your finger tips you have a wealth of information to understand fully what it means, the possible treatments and the long term prognosis. For instance, an average doctor is only afforded 15 minutes to meet you, take your medical history and diagnose a condition. The reason you can't have more than 15 minutes is because of the paperwork that is required by insurance companies. Often the treatments are outside of the doctors ability because though its not the right answer, the insurer has already decided what you will get. Medicine today is no longer governed by doctors, but insurance companies.

Today the population continues to enjoy a much longer life span than 30 years ago. To live to 100 is not unusual. But we have to ask some really important questions about adjusting to this new development. If you retire at age 65, can you afford to live to be 100? At age 70 insurance rates for drivers increase at an alarming rate, yet these people are perfectly able to drive for another 20 years safely. Has the insurance industry reduced rates for senior drivers in light of longevity, no. Why not? I think we all know the answer to that question.

We are all evolving toward a better educated society, people are taking better care of themselves more than ever and I think in the next ten years we will see people retiring at age 75 rather than 65 in light of longevity. Hey, if you're going to live to be 100, why not stay in the work force and keep doing something you do really well.

I like to say, adventures are made, not had. In a short time when my daughter is on her own I want to chose to live in different places in the world spending one year in each place. As David Jackson the seismologist who died in the Mt. St. Helens eruption said, "I would hate to imagine arriving on the other side and saying I wish I had done this, or I wish I had done that." He was just a young fellow, but a very bright one indeed.

Thanks again for the link, its very much appreciated and for our reading audience, I hope this brief departure from the norm has been a well spent excursion.

Canie, I have very high expectations of you. If you do not become the "little darling of geo sciences, I will be very disappointed in you." So get out there, get your education and write like you have never written in your lifetime. I wanna see your name everywhere.

Petra