[PenultimateManStanding]

I studied geology at UCSC in the 70s. There was a professor there at that time named Otmar Tobisch who had a bad stuttering problem. Only in hindsight do I realize his courage. I have my own affliction but there is a tendency of denial that works on people with handicaps, specially when they are young. I was out in the White Mountains of eastern California doing my senior project of mapping ancient metamorphic sedimentary rocks and he was with me to supervise. I did uncover details which didn't appear on the official maps but so what. The thing which sticks in my memory is that we saw a jet flying high overhead and he said what a waste of energy as we were sitting having lunch. My thought at the time was dismissive. Only now do I know he was right. But once again, so what? It was bound to happen that humanity would fuck up.

[rogerhb]

My favourite teacher from High School was called Mr Garnett, who taught geography. The thing I liked was he was a good teacher but also was prepared to go off on interesting tangents.

[PenultimateManStanding]

Good teachers, a very solid subject. My favorite was when I was going to the local Community College and took a course in logic. The influence on young impressionable minds is profound. Much of the ideological neuroses in this day and age is due, however, to demented teachers.