Terry Lieber:  

I moved from Oklahoma to New Orleans in the middle of my 10th grade year. As some of you know, after high school I attended LSU and got my B.S. in Biochemistry. Though thought of by many as a "party school", I had to do my share of studying (because of my curriculum) and still fit in the football games and other events. I was actually planning on getting a PhD, but after doing research in the Biochemistry field during my senior year, I actually found it boring (perhaps it was just the particular research I was doing), and decided that was not what I wanted to pursue. I then did some research in the Nuclear Science field, which was more interesting to me. I co-published a paper with my Nuclear Science Professor (who was also the faculty advisor for Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity [professional fraternity in Chemistry], of which I was the Master Alchemist (President)) in the Journal of Radioanalytical Chemistry way back when, so at least I guess I can say I'm a published author. Big whoopi, right?? After graduating, I taught high school (Physics, General Science and Biology)for one or two whole weeks (I forget exactly how long it was)- - I was a scab at OPW High School in New Orleans during a teacher's strike. It was actually a lot of fun. I think the kids may have actually learned something, too. My old teachers who were on strike waved to me as I went in (in a nice way, not the one-finger salute) - - they didn't seem to be upset with me at all, and we were still on good terms afterwards. I then became a pipe-fitter's helper at an oil refinery for a portion of the summer, saved up my money, and hit the road for a 3-month tour of the western U.S - - primarily the national parks with some of the major cities in between, camping along the way. Lots of good photos and memories. This was the beginning of my traveling. [I have continued to do a lot of travels and still vacation and travel on a regular basis throughout every year - - I love doing nature photography both above terra firma and down below the oceans while I am scuba diving.] I've had a number of different vocations since then, including helping my eldest brother Ray market some patents he had designed and developed, heading up a grocery co-op, delivering pizzas, touring the world (literally) as a Naval Officer for 8 years [if you ever saw the movie, "An Officer and a Gentleman", that was being filmed while I was going through Aviation Officer Candidate School. My drill instructor was actually in the movie, as he was their technical advisor, though my particular class was not included in the movie.] I did get married du...Expand for more