Face to face with George and Peter - secrets revealed

Last week I had the pleasure to meet contributor George Brown. George was in Hobart delivering a paper - on diploma mills, what else! - at an education conference.

(George, can you post your paper to degreeinfo?)

We only had the chance for a chat for an hour or so over a drink, but it was nice to put a face to a name, a rarity in this digital age.

George happened to have his just completed masters thesis with him - if these things were assessed on weight alone, it would be worth a PhD!! Seriously, George let slip he received a 90% (or was it 95%) award: way to go!

I have now met the two regular Australian contributors (much more regular than I), George Brown and Peter French. Peter and I spent a very pleasant morning at a bay-side eatery earlier this year when I was on a business trip to his home town of Melbourne.

Foregive me George and Peter, but I'm about to go into dangerous territory... Appearances. I was struck by how much both gentleman fitted how I imagined them from their on-line personas. George: smooth, 30ish, tall, dark, intense, think "Gordon Gecko"; Peter: alert, super-charged, 50ish, awry, profane, think "the guy who plays the professor in Back to the Future".

Now I've insulted them. Sorry guys! I deserve a return of serve.

What I did find is that both have a passionate interest in life and living and a keenness to share their enthusiasm with others. Good blokes, as we Aussies say.

Also lovers of a good time. I hope to catch both again in a social setting, next time for longer, and maybe we can cure the ills of the world over a bottle, or two, of red.

Kind regards

 

Thanks, Peter.

I've tussled with Dr. French, and I've helped Mr. Brown. (George sent me a lovely pictograph of Australia, which I've adored ever since. Thanks, George!)

That you've met with both of these bulldogs confirms my suspicions about both. Goddamn, I'd love to buy a beer for either. (Does this surprise you, Peter? It shouldn't. I might disagree with the issues surrounding Summit, but I think you are a splendid contributor to the fray.)

Again, Peter, thanks for the insights.

 

Thanks for the note Peter, I enjoyed it.

 

thanks...Peter

Thanks for sharing your experience, Peter.

Rich, if everybody was like you I think this World was going to be a better and safer place to be .

 

Come on .........! 'Dr' French?????

I speak regularly with George - my phone bill drops when he is overseas, and I have also often spken with Peter. So it is to be exoected I suppose that he found me to be

'...alert, super-charged, 50ish, awry, profane, think "the guy who plays the professor in Back to the Future"...' although Peter may now have to await legal action for defamation for the actor ...!

Alert - he says ... well the world does need more 'lerts' I suppose.

But, pease lets drop the 'Dr' bit Rich or when I have that beer with you I'll recycle it onto your boot ....! I don't list the doctorates, recognise them as being equal to an Australian doctorate...