Astro2110 – The Solar System

Paradise in the World

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Arledge Ranch

This is a picture from a duck blind on my ranch, located in Cross Cut, Texas. It is fair to say that there is no place in the world that I would rather be than my ranch.

Fictional representation of the multiverse from Comic Vine. http://www.comicvine.com/forums/rpg-9/allow-me-to-re-introduce-myself-prelude-1493486/

Me as an 8 year old. It was a school play.

Picture from Empire Online

Me back in the 80s.

picture from Wikimedia.

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By Me.
This is a picture of me from my semester abroad in Italy.

Well then, where to begin…  Hi, my name is Branson. I’m an Economics major, initially by accident but now by the full force of reason. Every time my academic schedule calls for a non-required class, the first place I look is the Astronomy department. Any tidbit of information I have ever picked up about astronomy or anything of the sort has been something of interest to me, so I like to take every opportunity I can to find more such tidbits.

That fairly tidily sums up why I’m writing this post in the first place, so now for some more details about me as a person. I’ve always been a fan of sports. I grew playing most of those common in the U.S. and still enjoy playing most when I get the chance.  My favorite to play is probably basketball, favorite to watch probably baseball (go Braves!)

From Official Braves site

I like just about everything about the outdoors, except that I don’t spend enough time in it. However, I also enjoy playing video games; I like the immersion in alternate realities. This interest tends to compete with the former for precious resources (i.e. my time). I spend nearly every waking moment thinking about the way that I think about things. This leads to often re-evaluating my priorities and what I think is interesting, and I can often make pretty substantial swings in opinions over a relatively short time frame.  However, those that I’ve listed so far have been around for quite some time, so I can only assume that they must be of a particular significance to me. 

I’m sure that all you readers are practically clawing at your screens for more at this point, but I believe I’ve said enough for now. I’m sure more is not far behind.

Cheers,

Branson

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That’s not Mission Control! That is in fact a musical instrument.

Outside of academics, I enjoy watching and playing basketball, football, soccer, and pretty much any other sport. I also enjoy spending time with my friends while at school and my girlfriend while at home.