About this user
I was born and raised in Chicago, IL. and lived there most of my adult life. I attended and graduated from the the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) with a B.A. in Philosophy. One of my favorite periods in history is the Enlightenment, and one of my favorite philosophers from that period is Immanuel Kant. I'm a lover of the arts, especially painting and drawing and am well versed in the history of art. I used to paint in oil and watercolor as well as draw with pencil, pen and ink. I currently do abstract digital art.
After graduating from UIC, I took classes in astronomy at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago, IL. I am now one of the last, living, life, governing members of the Adler Planetarium. I am also a lifetime member of the University of Illinois Illumni Association.
I also have an interest in geology, which I developed while taking courses in the subject as an undergraduate at UIC. I love classical music, especially the music of the Baroque period by such composers as J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, just to name a few. I also love Rock music from the sixties and seventies. I love English literature and have written poetry in the past--a sample of which you can read below.
Stargazer
Beneath the first of three stars in a row,
where lie the remnants of giants long dead,
I caught the light of a nebulous glow--
A glow that gave rise to an equine head.
So grand it seems that from this cosmic pair
of stellar nursery and stellar grave,
worlds will emerge, lit by a new stars glare--
Phoenixes reborn from the lives they gave.
I pondered this cloud with great persistence
and found a glimmer of an answer long sought
to the question of our own existence.
By travel-weary photons Ive been taught
that the cosmos created eyes in me
so it can gaze and have itself to see.
Copyright © 2001 Eric F. Diaz
Favorite Quote:
"Out yonder there was this huge world, which exists independently of us human beings and which stands before us like a great, eternal riddle, at least partially accessible to our inspection and thinking. The contemplation of this world beckoned like a liberation." - Albert Einstein
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