: About Me

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robert Jason Martin is an author and consultant living in St. Augustine, Florida, USA. His work in business and systems consulting has taken him to most corners of the Earth working with a vast array of industries and governments, including many major world airlines. His first book was a text on the high-performance software system that enables the world's largest reservation systems to handle millions of transactions per day. He has designed multi-media and computer based training on other systems for a wide audience.

Mr. Martin's consulting and education work has covered the world, but his avocation with boats and offshore sportfishing keeps him based in sunny Florida. A licensed Captain, he has run his own boats on both coasts of the US and has fished throughout the world while being strongly dedicated to catch and release of all billfish and other endangered species. He holds degrees in computer science and business administration along with many licenses and certifications from systems, quality and seagoing organizations.

My passion is ...

Enjoying the world, here, there and everywhere!

I know too much about ...

Systems & airports/

My parents always told me ...

They never told me enough. Been searching ever since.

My childhood ambition ...

To fish, boat and sail.

My favorite memory ...

California coastline in a simpler, less crowded time. The islands are still good.

Why I write ...

Because I just can't get enough people to listen.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Everything I can... CNN, CNBC, BBC, Radio Abaco, and a little Buffett & The Barefoot Man now and then. Reading Leaderless Jihad (Sageman), Inside Terrorism (Hoffman), etc. .

My first job ...

Deckhand on a sportfishing boat in Southern California.

My best moment ...

I believe the best moments are yet to come.

My inspiration ...

The World! There's just so much to see and enjoy.

Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Native mascots: Right or wrong?

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The use of most mascot names, and indigenous species in particular is silly and ridiculous. While many defame the practice as some influence or misuse of the original name, I content that they are basically meaningless because the subject usually bears no real resemblence in fact or practice to the group or specie that it is named after. Consider this with sports teams. While there have been many teams named after native American tribes, there are almost never any team members which have that natural origin. The native tribe probably never played the subject game, and the players probably ...

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