X-Message-Number: 1538 Date: 02 Jan 93 23:31:07 EST From: MICHAEL RISKIN <> Subject: HELLO AND INTRODUCTION TO ALL CRYONET PARTICIPANTS MUCH OF WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN ALCOR IS TYPICAL OF ANY CLOSE BUT DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY. BECAUSE OF INTENSE COMMONALITY OF PURPOSE, THE MEMBERSHIP TENDS TO STAND TOGETHER DURING CRISES.BETWEEN CRISIS IT OFTEN, BECOMES ADVERSARIAL, UNPRODUCTIVE AND IRRATIONAL. SYNERGISTIC EFFORT IS COMMON DURING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SUSPENSIONS THAT" OBVIOUSLY" REQUIRE ACCURACY, PLANNING, TEAM EFFORT, AND" SUSPENSION" OF INDIVIDUAL EGO NEEDS. IN CONTRAST, REALITY DISTORTION AND PRIVATE AGENDAS ARE COMMONLY SEEN WHERE THE ISSUE AT HAND IS ONE DEFINED AS "POLITICAL",NOT SUBJECT TO THE SAME STANDARDS TECHNOLOGICAL PURSUITS DEMAND. I ASK YOU, TO ASK YOURSELF,"FROM THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO ME, IS THE ONE I'M ABOUT TO CHOSE, THE ONE MOST CONSISTENT WITH THE GOAL OF LIFE EXTENSION?." I AM MICHAEL RISKIN, ALCOR SUSPENSION MEMBER #1098. I AM ACTIVE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, CURRENTLY SERVING AS OMBUDSMAN, INTERNAL AUDITOR, AND CHAIRMAN-CERTIFIED AUDIT COMMITTEE. A FUTURE GOAL IS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHERE MY SPECIFIC SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE CAN BE PUT TO EVEN BETTER USE. I AM ONE OF THOSE SUSPENSION MEMBERS WHO SIGNED UP BECAUSE OF THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IT EXISTED. I WAS FLICKING CABLE CHANNELS ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO AND CHANCED UPON MIKE DARWIN DESCRIBING ALCOR/CRYONIC SUSPENSION AS IF IT WAS A PERFECTLY REASONABLE AND RATIONALLY BASED CONCEPT. I HOPE TO BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE NATURED/NURTURED/FREE-WILLED REASONS THAT I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THIS WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY AND ACTED UPON THEM. MY WIFE ANITA,(ALSO A SUSPENSION MEMBER) MAY NOT AGREE BUT I BELIEVE THAT CRYONICONSCIOUSNESS MAKES UP FOR A NUMBER OF LESS SAVORY CHARACTER TRAITS I POSSESS. I AM A LICENSED PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, WITH A B.A. IN ECONOMICS/ACCOUNTING AND A PH.D IN PSYCHOLOGY. CURRENTLY, MY PROFESSIONAL/INCOME ACTIVITIES ARE PRIMARILY PSYCHOTHERAPY SPECIALIZING IN SELF-ESTEEM/PERSONAL POTENTIAL/ SEXUALITY, AND FINANCIAL/MANAGEMENT CONSULTING COVERING A BROAD INDUSTRY BASE THAT AT PRESENT INCLUDES R&D STARTUPS,PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AND GAMBLING. I OWN THE ONLY CLINIC IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT OFFERS IN-HOUSE SURROGATE PARTNER THERAPY. PREVIOUS ENDEAVORS INCLUDED MANAGEMENT POSITIONS WITH IBM AND XEROX (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) AND DEVELOPER/OWNER/OPERATOR OF SEVERAL SERVICES/ PRODUCTS BUSINESSES. **********************THINK LIFE**************************************** MICHAEL RISKIN Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=1538