Mike Middleton's Autobiographical Web Page, a List of Lists
Primarily a way for me to keep track of where I've been
Some pictures are available at http://mikemiddleton.smugmug.com
Some places I have lived, for a month or more
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1998-present |
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The Sea Ranch, California |
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1986-present |
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San Francisco, 2105 Buchanan Street |
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1980-1986 |
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Redwood City, California |
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1977-1980 |
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San Francisco, 3010 Buchanan Street, teaching at Univ. of San Francisco |
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1976-1977 |
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Charleston, Illinois |
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1976-1977 |
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Champaign, Illinois |
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1975-1976 |
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Urbana, Illinois, teaching at Eastern Illinois Univ. |
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1970-1975 |
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Palo Alto, California, PhD program at Stanford |
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1969-1970 |
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Coralville, Iowa, first year of PhD program at Univ. of Iowa |
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1968-1969 |
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Washington, D.C., with travel in Europe and Pacific |
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1967-1968 |
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Shiratoridai, Aobadai, Japan, countryside Japanese house |
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1966-1967 |
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Kamiseya, Japan, bachelor officer quarters |
| 1966 | Newport, Rhode Island, Navy Officer Candidate School | ||
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1965 |
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Iowa City, MBA at Univ. of Iowa |
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1964 |
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Des Moines, Iowa |
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1964 |
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Chicago, with Craig Smoldt |
| 1963 | Aurora, Illinois, summer engineering job at Western Electric | ||
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1962 |
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Maquoketa, Iowa, summer road construction |
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1960-1964 |
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Ames, Iowa, electrical engineering BS at Iowa State; |
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1946-1960 |
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Grundy Center, Iowa, grade school and high school |
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1942-1946 |
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Ackley, Iowa |
Some places I have visited (personal, teaching, Navy, conferences), usually several days or more
Personal travel with Nancy Padgett,
1971- present
Amsterdam, Munich, Berlin, Cologne, Zurich, September 2010
Bologna, Florence, Orvieto, Rome, October 2010
Washington, D.C., and New York City, March-April 2010
Boston and New England, October 2009
Buenos Aires, July 2009
Paris, May 2009
Rome, May 2009
Southwestern Germany, May 2008
Greece, May 2007
Guatemala (Antigua, Panajachel, Tikal), December 2005
Milan, Venice, Berlin, Prague, April 2005
Boston
Cuba, December 2003
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles
Guadalajara, Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Morelia
London
Alaska: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Denali (Mt. McKinley),
Valdez
Mexico City
Paris
Quito, Ecuador
Yosemite (rock climbing)
Teaching Executive MBAs abroad, 1990s
Hong Kong, several times
Beijing, once
Guangzhou (Canton), twice
While I was a U.S. Navy officer, 1966-1969
Wake Island
Japan: Tokyo, Sasebo, Hakata, Misawa
Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii
Skaggs Island, California
Imperial Beach, San Diego
Midway (Sand Island and Eastern Island)
Anchorage, Alaska
London
Karamursel, Turkey
Cyprus
San Vito, Brindisi, Italy; Corfu
Edzell, Scotland
Some recent academic and professional conferences
| 2011 | MicroConf | Las Vegas | |||
| 2011 | DAAG | Houston | |||
| 2011 | INFORMS P | Chicago | |||
| 2010 | INFORMS | Austin | |||
| 2010 | DSI | San Diego | |||
| 2010 | DAAG | Orlando | |||
| 2010 | INFORMS P | Orlando | |||
| 2009 | INFORMS | San Diego | |||
| 2009 | INFORMS P | Phoenix | |||
| 2008 | INFORMS | Washington, DC | |||
| 2007 | INFORMS | Seattle | |||
| 2007 | SWDSI | San Diego | |||
| 2006 | INFORMS | Pittsburgh | |||
| 2005 | INFORMS | San Francisco | |||
| 2005 | DSI | San Francisco | |||
| 2004 | INFORMS | Denver | |||
| 2004 | DSI | Boston | |||
| 2003 | WDSI | Kauai | |||
| 2002 | INFORMS | San Jose | |||
| 2002 | DSI | San Diego | |||
| 2001 | INFORMS | Miami Beach | |||
| 2001 | INFORMS | San Antonio | |||
| 2000 | INFORMS | Orlando | |||
| 2000 | WDSI | Maui | |||
| 1999 | INFORMS | Philadelphia | |||
| 1999 | DSI | New Orleans | |||
| 1998 | MSMESB | Iowa City | |||
| 1998 | INFORMS | Seattle | |||
| 1997 | WDSI | Hawaii, Big Island | |||
| 1997 | INFORMS | Dallas | |||
| 1996 | MSMESB | Anchorage, Alaska | |||
| DAAG | Decision Analysis Affinity Group | ||||
| INFORMS | = | Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences | |||
| INFORMS P | = | INFORMS Practice | |||
| DSI | = | Decision Sciences Institute | |||
| MSMESB | = | Making Statistics More Effective in Schools of Business | |||
| WDSI | = | Western Decision Sciences Institute |
Software Industry Conferences
| 2010 | Dallas - Ft Worth | |
| 2009 | Boston (Quincy) | |
| 2008 | Boston (Quincy) | |
| 2007 | Denver | |
| 2006 | Denver |
Some sports cars I have owned
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2002-present |
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1994-2002 |
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1968-1973 |
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1967-1968 |
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1965 |
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Some music that I listen to regularly
Present
Pixies, especially Gouge Away, Here Comes Your Man, Where Is My Mind?, Gigantic,
Into The White
Green Day, especially Whatsername, Give Me Novacaine
Foo Fighters, especially Best Of You, Breakout, Generator, Headwires, All My
Life, Times Like These
Brian Wilson's Smile, especially Heroes And Villains, Surf's Up, Wind Chimes,
Good Vibrations
Blink-182,
especially First Date, The Rock Show, Anthem Pt. 2, Stockholm Syndrome
Good Charlotte, especially The Anthem, Wondering
Violent Femmes, Blister in the Sun, Blister 2000
Queen, David Bowie & Queen, Under Pressure
Andy Reed, "Lost In Austin"
Past and Present
Dave Brubeck Quartet
The Cars
The Kinks
Some music groups I performed with
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Played percussion in symphony orchestra at Iowa State University |
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1960-1962 |
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Played percussion, primarily snare drum, in concert band at Iowa State University |
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1961-1962 |
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Played drum set in Andy Reed's instrumental quartet, high school proms, fraternity parties |
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1960-1961 |
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Sang bass in Andy Reed's vocal quartet, talent shows, KRNT radio, Iowa State Fair |
Some schools I have attended
| Indiana Univ., Bloomington, post-doc summer institute, 1987, information systems | |
| Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities, post-doc summer institute, 1986, information systems | |
| Stanford University, 1970-1974, MS in operations research, PhD in business (1979) | |
| University of Iowa, 1969-1970, first year of PhD program | |
| Jochi Daigaku (Sophia University, Tokyo), 1967, Japanese language and literature | |
| University of Iowa, 1965-1966, MBA | |
| Drake University, 1964, one course: "Business, Government, and Society" | |
| Iowa State University, 1960-1964, BS in electrical engineering | |
| Grundy Center Community, Iowa, 1947-1960, grade school and high school |
Some marathons I have run, 1975-1988
(usual strategy: "start slow and taper off")
San Francisco, several times
Pacific-Sun, Marin county
Paul Masson Vineyards, Cupertino-Saratoga
Napa Valley, Calistoga-Napa, twice
Some favorite web sites
Science ?
Politics ?
Religion ?
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