Benjamin Vaccaro

A Bit about Me

I grew up on the south shore of Long Island, 1-mile from an ocean and a 45-minute train ride to New York City. NYC: museums, concert halls, cathedrals, Greenwich Village, stadia, the MET, the Hayden Planetarim, and a mosaic of architectural focal points. Given its proximity to NYC, LI offers a similar assortment of arts, sports, and music.

There was plenty to do, and naturally, these activities easily escort a youth into maturity. In me, a few ripened, and now, decades later, I have a somewhat colorful history in arts, sciences, and trades. Along with common English, these "areas of interest" enjoy proprietary terminologies, from which, time-to-time, I "borrow", like when writing poetry. Here's a bit about me and a few of the disciplines, from where I harvest thoughts and words, I:

o Venerate the Sun

o Am flawed (but that's its own book)

o Play guitar and know a bit of music theory

o Dabbled in Real Estate/Homebuilding

o Wear mostly black clothing

o Co-owned a gymnastics and ballet school

o Grew up on a diet of astute proverbs

o Distill my own water/drink organic green juice/am a vegetarian (nearly 30-years)

o Majored in Theoretical Physics at Adelphi University (I am not a Physicist)

o Believe the Sphinx was carved before the last ice-age ended

o Work/worked as a CNC programmer and draftsman

o Am a master of nothing

o Learned a little Martial arts

o Do Rubick's Cube/Revenge (they keep the brain supple)

o Think the James Ossuary has a story for the world

o Owned a small architectural woodworking company

o Still appreciate tokens of influence, by certain family members, no longer casting shadows; they were Mensans

o Studied classical ballet from André Eglevsky and other Russian greats (this was about 40-pounds ago)

o Love fresh bread and exotic cuisine

o Am feverishly curious

So, if ya' ever meet me, and are at a loss for words, I invite you to strike up a chat on anything above. I'd enjoy it!

Love to all - Benjamin