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      

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