Tom Fisher's
Purdue Web Page
Rube Goldberg would be proud!
Contents
My
Backyard Birds of Indiana Slides
My
List of Best Movies of All Time
Lafayette Jeff Class of 56 Reunion Pictures
Pictures of Lil & Tom's Trip to Japan 2004
Narrative of Lil & Tom's Trip to Japan 2004
Pictures of Lil & Tom's Trip to New Zealand & Australia 2006
Narrative of Lil & Tom's Trip to New Zealand & Australia 2006
I am a facilities & office manager in the Entomology Dept. at Purdue University in the USA. I work with a group of computer systems analysts and programmers who maintain and provide access to a host of very specialized agricultural databases.
My retirement plans are undecided for now. In the meantime, however, I enjoy hearing from those who are "already there." With this in mind, I belong to an international seniors email group and swap stories on a daily basis with several English speaking friends from around the world. Our host server is maintained by a fellow in New Zealand and we have members from Australia, the Netherlands, England, Scotland, Wales, France, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, and of course many in the U.S. We have periodically had "gatherings" and Lil and I have been to five of these in Seattle, Washington; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Osaka, Japan; Auckland, New Zealand; and Sydney, Australia.
Lillie is a retired professional Girl Scout. Lil recently received her Masters in Fine Arts from Purdue where she majored in English and Creative Writing. We have four sons and two granddaughters.
Tom Fisher
work e-mail: tfisher@ceris.purdue.edu
home e-mail: fishers@nlci.com
Tom's Netlink web site: http://www.nlci.com/users/fishers
Besides computers, I enjoy amateur astronomy, reading & writing science
fiction stories, birdwatching, antique cars (I own a 69 MGB), golf (when I can
find time), and do-it-yourself projects. I am a member of the Lafayette Noon
Optimist club and find the weekly meetings to be a great source of fellowship
and a chance to see and hear lots of interesting programs and speakers.
Need a program speaker for a social gathering or club meeting? Have laptop & projector - will travel! I have developed
PowerPoint slide presentations (each can be previewed above under "Contents") called "Backyard Birds of Indiana" and "Amateur Astronomy." Each
program consists of about 30 slides and takes about 30 minutes to deliver. With a week or so advance
notice, I would be happy to present either of them free of charge (maybe some gasoline money if it's
very far from Lafayette).
E-mail me at tfisher@ceris.purdue.edu or call me at home in the evenings or weekends at
765-589-8194.
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