Someone asked us what activities we had experienced. So I gathered the following list, which I’m sure is incomplete.
Movie projection
In high school — or maybe it was middle school — I was a movie projector operator.
Altar server
While in high school, I served at the altar of our Episcopal church.
Backpack leader
I led Sierra Club backpack trips while in college and grad school. One of these was just north of Yosemite, one to the summit of Mount Whitney, and one in Mount Rainier park. Each of these was at least a week.
Glee club
In addition to singing in the college choir, I was section lead in the Men’s Glee Club.
Peace Corps
I volunteered to teach secondary school in Nigeria. Near the end of my 2-year tour I managed the fleet of volunteer Jeeps and drove the physician to field locations.
Sewer Construction
While building pipe organs in Seattle, I bought a houseboat — which turned out happened to be moored in a legal street end (tho there was no visible street). I moved it to a newly formed cooperative Houseboat Harbor. Together we rebuilt the docks and added a sewer system.
Guided hikes
With the Appalachian Mountain Club my wife and I led guided hikes in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Church choirs
I have sung in church choirs most of my life, starting when I was 13 years old. The only period when I didn’t sing was while I was in Nigeria.
Install LAN
I installed a computer network for the Jubilee House Community in Managua, Nicaragua
Maintain houses
For 3 months I rented a house in Grenada, Nicaragua and maintained old adobe houses that were used as residences for primary school teachers aids working through La Esperanza Granda.
Treasurer
I acted as bookkeeper and treasurer of our local acequia and for Taos Elders and Neighbors Together (TENT).
Data Manager
I built a database that managed reservations, field trip participation, attendance, and payments for the New Mexico Native Plant Society state meeting.
Water Sampling
I collected water samples along the Rio San Fernando for Amigos Bravos.
Manage building
As I write this, I am responsible for buildings and grounds at St James church in Taos.