B. J. Deming
It is enormously difficult but fun to do a writing resume at age 58. To make the long story as brief as possible, I didn't start buckling down until 1980, ten years after my high school graduation, when I went to college with no burning goal other than to start a journey. By 1985, I had an associate's degree in forestry and just about all the undergraduate courses necessary for a bachelor's in geology, but I just wasn't ready for geochemistry then and the financial aid ran out.
It was a difficult time. After bailing out of college and starting work in Albany with Kelly Services, I still wanted something more and so began to travel through America, working with Kelly Services until no temp jobs were available and I got a receptionist job in New Mexico.
Somewhere along the way, I discovered the wonders of basic English and found that I could type quickly, and because of my college experience, do basic research and handle technical terms easily. Medical transcription called, and I ended up in an entry-level position with a small company in San Francisco, later on coming back East, where I have been ever since.
Now writing calls. While I did sell a few freelance science articles to local newspapers back in the 1980s, it is a whole new world now, and there is much to learn. The Yahoo Contributor Network is a wonderful place to break in and share my love of the craft with others.
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It was a difficult time. After bailing out of college and starting work in Albany with Kelly Services, I still wanted something more and so began to travel through America, working with Kelly Services until no temp jobs were available and I got a receptionist job in New Mexico.
Somewhere along the way, I discovered the wonders of basic English and found that I could type quickly, and because of my college experience, do basic research and handle technical terms easily. Medical transcription called, and I ended up in an entry-level position with a small company in San Francisco, later on coming back East, where I have been ever since.
Now writing calls. While I did sell a few freelance science articles to local newspapers back in the 1980s, it is a whole new world now, and there is much to learn. The Yahoo Contributor Network is a wonderful place to break in and share my love of the craft with others.
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Paul Smiths College, A.A.S., Preprofessional Forestry, 1980//Alfred University, 1982-1983, Geology//State University of New York at Albany, 1983-1985, Geology.Affiliations
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We're Off to See the Renovation Wizards!Owners of older buildings that have decorative tin ceilings, roofs or other structures should know that their historic architecture can be beautifully restored.
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The Men in the MoonClarity, a survivor, tells her class about the end of Base Conrad Alpha and how Dr. Mitchell Thompson helped her and four others survive. -
The Importance of Vitamin DMedical experts in Washington, D.C., recently raised the recommended daily dose of vitamin D. They also looked at science-based research into the health benefits of vitamin D beyond bone health and found it interesting but not yet totally convincing.
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Marie and Pierre CurieThe story of the Curies’ discovery of polonium and radium is a wonderful example of love and intelligence working together to expand human knowledge. -
The Effects of a Hypermetabolic StateA hypermetabolic state may sound like a great way to lose weight and get fit, but it causes muscle wasting, fatigue, immune suppression, wound-healing problems and life-threatening metabolic imbalance.
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ArrivalA spaceship must make an emergency stop at the first inhabitable world its crew can find, when civil war threatens to destroy the entire ship. Told from a passenger's point of view, or is she really a passenger?
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A Walk Through Time in Upstate New YorkA lot of history has happened in and around Cohoes in upstate New York, and there are scenic byways and resorts, as well as historical landmarks, that are easy to get to for a day's visit.
