Calvin Jones, Florida State Archaeologist
I graduated from Florida State University with an Honors BA in Anthropology. It was directly a result of Calvin Jones hiring me in the summer of 1972. An Honors degree has the same requirements of a Master’s degree or Doctorate: original research, a committee, a thesis/dissertation and a defense! I will publish my thesis in […]
Introductory Lecture to the Man and Environment Course I Taught
This was the introductory lecture to the course I taught in 1969 and 1970 at the Miami Dade Junior College, called Man and His Environment (click here to see the brochure advertising the course). I think it is completely germane to our present day concerns! ECOLOGY Ecology: the study of the relationships between the different […]
I Was A Naturalist At A Young Age
When we moved to Miami in 1956 we lived in the historic (now, not then) Betsy Ross Hotel on Ocean Drive. The beach was across the street. Wow! From Brooklyn to Paradise. After a year Dad bought us a home in West Miami, near the famous Tamiami Trail. It was pretty much the western edge […]
Everglades
These are graphics that Phil helped create when he was on the research team in the Everglades. Its purpose was to help people understand the impact of the local fauna on the formation of islands in the Everglades.
The True Story of How John Cougar Mellencamp Came to Be Called The “Little Bastard”
I was there. I witnessed it. And I just spoke with my friend Eileen Alexander who gave him that nickname to confirm my recollection, AND she gave me permission to name the guilty parties! Some background is necessary. If you have read the postcard story you will know how I came to have clients in […]
The White Album
I wasn’t very smart in those days about business or looking after my own interests. A friend of my father decided he wanted to start his own coffeehouse, and he planted it right across from the Flick Coffeehouse on US one near Red Road in South Miami. He hired me to recruit all the talent […]
The Jetport Sign
From January, 1969, when I resigned form the Interior Department on the day of Nixon’s inauguration, until January, 1971, when I returned to college at FSU, I spent all my time as an environmental activist (well, I did have a project funded by Shale Niskin, of Niskin Bottle fame [see addendum], of the University of […]
The Postcard – Part 2
I reconnected with George Blackwell, the now recording engineer and his wife. A couple of years later his wife inherited a couple of oil wells in Michigan. George wanted to open his own voice over recording studio. He knew nothing about business and asked me for my guidance. This was the beginning of my clientele […]
1966 Westinghouse Science Talent Search
In 1966 Phil was chosen as one of the 300 most promising young scientists in the United States. This is the book that listed the honorees.
My Political Activisim
One way I try to make a difference is by sharing information about organizations I support. So this does not get missed further down, if you would like to have a sample back copy of any of these just email me (in Contact us) and I will mail you one or all. For one thing […]