Groups That I Belong To Now
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American Mensa, Ltd. [est. 1960] U.K. Mensa's Global Directory |
Dozens of Webrings That I Used To Belong To {and-or Used To Manage}
I quit managing about 25 rings in February 2009 and quit webring.com altogether in January 2012
the memberships included 69 rings for GEN & WM, and 139 rings for bookstore subjects
Groups That I Used To Belong To
Greater Los Angeles [CA] Area Mensa
Ayn Rand Discussion egroup
[public posts; open membership]
Los Angeles Mensa egroup
[private posts; proof of Mensa membership required]
Landmark Education graduates egroup
[private posts; proof of course graduation required]
Southwest Manuscripters [est. 1950] of Torrance, CA
Southwest Manuscripters weblog [est. 1/2010]
A.A.R.P. link & logo here were removed after the December 2003 Prescription Law
was passed by Congress with A.A.R.P.'s help & approval.
This drug bill caused major economic harm – my membership will not be renewed.
Groups / Honors That I Aspire To
The MacArthur Foundation Fellows Program
The Pulitzer Prize [est. 1917]
American Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC
Inamori Foundation's Kyoto Prize in Philosophy [est. 1984]
Los Angeles Times Book Prize [est. 1981]
John W. Kluge Prize in the Human Sciences
Bastiat Prize for Journalism [est. 2002]
Aspen [CO] Ideas Festival [June-July 2011 = #7]
New Mexico Book Awards [est. 2006]
Purpose Prize: for seniors 60+ [est. 2005; deadline in March]
TED {Technology, Entertainment, Design} Conferences [est. 1984]
TED Prize [est. 2005] nomination page
Other Interesting Organizations
Buckminster Fuller Institute
Ballona Wetlands Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
Activism Page at Working Minds Philosophy website
Social Networking Dept.
Family & Friends Dept.
singer-musician Anna Nordell of Sweden
scifi-fantasy novels by family friend Michael Shea
Mike & Morgan Wood's
SmarTech: Data Driven Solutions in Fresno/Clovis, CA
books by long-ago next door neighbor Jim Galbraith
The Nordell Family Website
(est. August 2009 after the Asilomar Reunion)