BIO:
I was born and raised in Philadelphia.
Then I joined the Air Force. Ended up a gunner on a B-36.
Got out and looked for a job. Nobody needed a gunner. So I went to school - Santa Monica
City College, and then Cal. Got an Electrical Engineering degree - Bachelor of Science.
Been a bachelor ever since.
Worked for Philco/Ford Aerospace and eventually became a Systems Engineer. Mostly RF
communication systems but covered the whole spectrum from DC to daylight. Analog and
digital. Hardware and software. Mostly system design and analysis. 30 years.
Retired.
INTERESTS:
After getting out of the service and out of school, I went skiing. Loved it. So I took up day
hiking to get in shape for skiing. Loved it. So I took up back packing. And fly-fishing. And
peak climbing. Ski touring. Ski hutting. Snow camping. Ice axe. Crampons. Igloos. Snow
caves. Avalanche training. 15 years.
Did some river rafting – Glen Canyon of the Colorado before they built the dam, Middle Fork
of the Salmon, Hell's Canyon of the Snake, and the American.
Had a few sport cars - 2 Porsches: a 356C and a 911S, leased Mustangs for a number of
years (a perk while working for Ford), and 2 BMWs: a 325C and a 330Ci that I still have.
Spent a few days vacation at the Willow Springs Raceway driving school driving Formula
Fords. Went to a BMW driver safety class and later to a driver training school at Laguna
Seca raceway.
Got interested in sailing so I bought a sailboat. First a Catalina 27, then a Catalina 30 and
finally a Wylie 34. Raced every chance I got. Mostly in San Francisco Bay but also in the
ocean. Mostly day races but some long distance too. 26 years.
Also did some bare-boat chartering during this period – San Juan and Gulf Islands, Princess
Louisa Inlet, Desolation Sound, Virgins, Grenadines, and down east along the Coast of
Maine.
Then I got a Krogen-39 powerboat and did some left coast cruising – once to Mexico, twice
to Alaska.
I’ve played the piano, drums, ukulele, and recorder. And the radio. I excel at the latter.
Love classical music. Some jazz.
Also did some painting. And a stained glass window.
After getting my baccalaureate I felt compelled to get heavy into wine. So I did. Read
books. Took classes. Did numerous blind tastings. Took wine tours. Built a wine cellar.
Formed a club - Friends of Bacchus, i.e. FOB's. Made are own wine. Leased an acre of
grapes one year. Did the picking, crushing, stemming, fermentation, pressing, racking, and
bottling. And the drinking.
Eating is fun too.
Travel a little.
Life is tough...
I was born and raised in Philadelphia.
Then I joined the Air Force. Ended up a gunner on a B-36.
Got out and looked for a job. Nobody needed a gunner. So I went to school - Santa Monica
City College, and then Cal. Got an Electrical Engineering degree - Bachelor of Science.
Been a bachelor ever since.
Worked for Philco/Ford Aerospace and eventually became a Systems Engineer. Mostly RF
communication systems but covered the whole spectrum from DC to daylight. Analog and
digital. Hardware and software. Mostly system design and analysis. 30 years.
Retired.
INTERESTS:
After getting out of the service and out of school, I went skiing. Loved it. So I took up day
hiking to get in shape for skiing. Loved it. So I took up back packing. And fly-fishing. And
peak climbing. Ski touring. Ski hutting. Snow camping. Ice axe. Crampons. Igloos. Snow
caves. Avalanche training. 15 years.
Did some river rafting – Glen Canyon of the Colorado before they built the dam, Middle Fork
of the Salmon, Hell's Canyon of the Snake, and the American.
Had a few sport cars - 2 Porsches: a 356C and a 911S, leased Mustangs for a number of
years (a perk while working for Ford), and 2 BMWs: a 325C and a 330Ci that I still have.
Spent a few days vacation at the Willow Springs Raceway driving school driving Formula
Fords. Went to a BMW driver safety class and later to a driver training school at Laguna
Seca raceway.
Got interested in sailing so I bought a sailboat. First a Catalina 27, then a Catalina 30 and
finally a Wylie 34. Raced every chance I got. Mostly in San Francisco Bay but also in the
ocean. Mostly day races but some long distance too. 26 years.
Also did some bare-boat chartering during this period – San Juan and Gulf Islands, Princess
Louisa Inlet, Desolation Sound, Virgins, Grenadines, and down east along the Coast of
Maine.
Then I got a Krogen-39 powerboat and did some left coast cruising – once to Mexico, twice
to Alaska.
I’ve played the piano, drums, ukulele, and recorder. And the radio. I excel at the latter.
Love classical music. Some jazz.
Also did some painting. And a stained glass window.
After getting my baccalaureate I felt compelled to get heavy into wine. So I did. Read
books. Took classes. Did numerous blind tastings. Took wine tours. Built a wine cellar.
Formed a club - Friends of Bacchus, i.e. FOB's. Made are own wine. Leased an acre of
grapes one year. Did the picking, crushing, stemming, fermentation, pressing, racking, and
bottling. And the drinking.
Eating is fun too.
Travel a little.
Life is tough...
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At Bishop Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada.
| Me by Nick Kluznick |