Swiss born theoretical physicist turned photographer. I have lived in Lausanne, Switzerland (hometown), Pittsburgh PA, Champaign, IL, Los Alamos, NM, Santa Barbara, CA, Tallahasee, FL, Cambridge UK before settling in the beautiful city of Edinburgh.
My Name is Nick K.D. Chaleunphone. My full give name is Nick (Nilavong) Khamhou Dethoudom Chaleunphone. I’m sometimes called Nicky around my family and friends. My Laotian given name is Nilavong, which is a Laotian girls name and it was given to me at birth by my parents in a refugee camp in Thailand. I’m from the state of Connecticut, USA. I am 48 years old. I’m from Laos but was born in Thailand in a refugee camp where they escaped Laos during the Vietnam war. I am a Firefighter/EMT. I am a member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary
A curious Mind.
In the antiautorian right quadrant of the political compas
Lover of the outdoors, especialy montains.
Passionated about nitro chemical metal acceleration.
It follows now the qoutes section:
“Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. At all counts, it forms an unconscious snag, thwarting our most well-meant intentions.”
(Carl Jung)
"Political correctness is facism disguised as politeness."
(George Carlin)
“Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity.”
(Marshall McLuhan)
"Strong people are harder to kill and generally more usefull "
(Marc Ripetoe)
I would like to see every woman know how to handle guns as naturally as they know how to handle babies.
(Annie Oakley)
"Si vis pacem parabellum"
(Roman proverb)
"Gravity never fails"
(Unknown)
"A gruesome war that just finished has again spared our dear Switzerland, as if by a miracle, not least because in 1939 we were able to count on 300'000 trained and well minded shooters.
We always want to think about that, because there will be times when our riflemen are smiled at or even are molsted"
(General Henri Guisan, Mai 1945)
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Linked stories are for your consideration - I never endorse anyone's opinion but my own. All my writings are well researched; particularly stories pertaining to the environment, renewable energy, military science and bicycling.
Note: As a former American soldier, I don't take sides in international conflicts and try to be objective.