Summary of who I am 

• A Father of three children
• A retired Engineer (IBM)
• A Volunteer (Westchester Archives)
• A Roman Catholic
• An Everyday Activist
• A blogger
• A Family tree buff
• An amatuer photographer
• An ex-fencer
• A Reagan Conservative
• An Amazon Reviewer
• An eBay Guide contributor
• A common sense investor
• An active reader
• A world traveler
• An inventor
• A published author (technical papers)
• I play the harmonica (self taught)
• I am a T-warrior
• I am left handed (southpaw)
• My motto is "use common sense"
• A Certified Document Imaging Specialist (7/2007)
• A member of the Yorktown Commission on Landmark Preservation (3 year appointment) - (starting 8/2007)

My donation charity (100%) 

Soldiers Angels

The Soldiers' Angels was started by a self-described "ordinary mother" of an ordinary young man turned hero, Sgt. Brandon Varn. Brandon was deployed in Iraq and has since honorably completed his mission and has returned back to his proud an...

New Featured Lenses 

Common Sense of a Conservative

This is my first and only attempt at writing a book. I wrote this starting in September of 2005 and finished around February of 2006. Originally, it was just in MS Word format and really written for my own satisfaction. After discovering Squidoo, I t...

Chapter 1: The Art of Fencing

My name is Jack Lee. I was a fencer from 1969-1982. I started in College and took an elective PE course in fencing during my freshmen year.  I was asked by the instructor to join the JV team who happens to be the JV coach. Later, I was good enoug...

Some of my links... 

My blog

My blog contains misc. ideas and opinions. I hope they are helpful and insightful to you.

Hermitage Museum

I was part of a small team worldwide that developed this Museum website for the State Hermitage Museum - A Corp. Community Relations project funded by the IBM Corp.

Westchester Archives

I am currently volunteering P/T at the Westchester Archives working on digitizing some 1200 photographs by John G. Gass.

St. Patrick's Church of Yorktown

This is our parish web site. I was the initiator in getting our parish onto the digital information super highway of the world wide web. I am proud of this accomplishment.

My photo album

Here are a collection of digital photos that I have taken using my Canon PowerShot A75-A great little camera.

My reviews at Amazon.com

Here are some of my reviews...

My guides on eBay

Here are my guides on eBay...

My lens on Fencing

The Art of Fencing...

My work at IBM Research

Here is a link to some of the many projects that I was involved with while working at the TJ Watson Research Center. I was a member of the Image Technologies group in the Computer Science Department.

my patent

One of my U.S. patent...

Paper on the Vatican Library project

A paper that I co-authored on the Vatican Library project.

My opinion on being an Activist

Everyday Activist for the common good.

Desiderata

My philosophy of life.

Town of Yorktown

Landmark Preservation Commission

Some photos... 

My favorite memory of St. Petersburg.

A plaque I received from my IBM colleagues on my 25th anniversary.

My Fencing Hall of Fame Plaque

Award luncheon with Andy Spano (Westchester County Executive) for volunteer work at the Archives.

My medals for epee fencing in the 1970's.

My picture with Seth Godin at the Dip Tour 5/2007(taken with my Leica film camera).

My 3rd place finish at the 2007 Empire State Game.

Some addition things I've written... 

Letter to TIME magazine

My letter to TIME magazine Aug. 1 2005 issue regarding the Supreme Court nominee.

my CNN comment on the web

Comments I submitted to CNN on the evolution of the web.

My letter to Governor Pataki

Published on the Journal News regarding my opinion on the naming of "Donald J. Trump" State Park.
A follow-up story on the Journal News with quotes by me.

More local news on the Trump Park controversy

My new lens on Trump State Park

On going saga...

Additional links 

Common Sense: Letter to Secretary Chertoff - post service on Grand Jury

My blog entry regarding the illegal immigration problem. After my service on a grand jury, I sent this letter to the powers that be. So far, I have recieved two responses which I also posted. It is disappointing to me that they did not address the specific issue that I raised in my letter.

My Favorites 

1. My favorite prayer -
   
2. The traditional warrior's (T-Warrior) code of ethics is encapsulated by ten "pithy" principles (courtesy of Bill O'Reilly):
   
   * Keep your promises
   * Focus on other people, not yourself
   * See the world the way it is, not the way you want it to be
   * Understand and respect Judeo-Christian philosophy
   * Respect the nobility of America
   * Allow yourself to make fact-based judgments
   * Respect and defend private property
   * Develop mental toughness
   * Defend the weak and vulnerable
   * Engage the secular-progressive opposition in a straight-forward and honest manner
3. Lyrics to Alfie from Bacharach and David -
   Alfie

Top Threes... 

• My Top Three Movies -
  1. The GodFather
  2. Sound of Music
  3. From Russia with Love - 007 James Bond
• My Top Three Singers -
  1. Tony Bennett
  2. Harry Chapin
  3. Tsai Ching - Chinese popular songstress
  Here is a sample of her work:
  
  Another sample from Youtube -
  Tsai Chin
• My Top Three Artists -
  1. Da Vinci
  2. Fragonard
  3. Andrew Wyeth
• My Top Three Authors -
  1. C.S. Lewis - Mere Christianity
  2. E.F. Schumacher - Small is Beautiful, Guide to the Perplexed
  3. Dennis Prager - Think a Second Time, Happiness is a Serious Problem

Audio link 

Tsai Chin sample audio

Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin audio clip.

Some of My Heros 

• President Ronald Reagan who deserved to win the Nobel Peace Price for bringing down the Iron Curtain without firing a shot.
• Martin Luther King for his peaceful protest for racial equality and for wanting people to be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.
• Pope John Paul II for leading the Catholic community in a turbulent time and for showing true faith and dealing openly with his Parkinson disease.
• Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for her unwavering support of the US and for being a friend to Ronald Reagan.
• Mother Teresa for her self sacrifice in serving the poor and the sick.
• John F. Kennedy for being a strong leader dealing with the Cuban Missile crisis and for giving America a new hope.
• Thomas Watson Jr. for leading IBM to be one of the best Company to work for and for his business acumen that is still admired today.
• Tim Berners-Lee for inventing the World Wide Web and for making it free and not for profit.
• Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, for his continuous innovation in technology.
• Dean Kamen the inventor for his many inventions that help people including the Segway.
• My newest hero is Alice Paul, the founder of the National Woman's Party that used non-violence protest to win the right to vote for all Women - by passing the 19th Amendment.
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• Countries I've visited.
  
  
  create your own visited country map

Great books on Amazon 

Recommended books...

A Left Hand Turn Around the World: Chasing the Mystery and Meaning of All Things Southpaw

by David Wolman

Amazon Price: $23.95 (as of 05/20/2008)

Some of my skills... 

How to replace battery on a Palm

Here is a guide I wrote on eBay that gives step by step instructions on how to replace a battery on a Palm Tungsten E2.

My lens on simple repairs

Simple repairs anyone can make.

My history of accomplishments 

2006

2006 Accomplishments

2007

2007 Accomplishments

New 2007 activities... 

• Volunteer with Nabuur - a global foundation to help communities worldwide.
  NABUUR
• Please contribute to our Village in Nairobi Eastlands.
  NESC
• Publishing my first Squidbook on Squidoo...
  Common Sense of a Conservative
• Joined FAW along with my son Jason and starting to fence again after 25 years...
• Competed my second Squidbook -
  How I became a Squidoo addict?
• My new job as Document Imaging Specialist at Jawonio was featured in a local news article and video.
  Journal News clip
• Working on my third Squidbook on Fencing epee.

Milestones... 

• A SquidAngel
• A Giant Squid
• Rank Number 7 of all lensmasters.
• 180+ lens in total and rising...
• Ranked number 5 in Bio. group "I SQUIDOO".
• Earned $200+ for the Soldiers Angel fund.
• Completed 4 Squidbooks.
• Met Seth Godin in person on the Dip tour and got a signed copy of "The Dip".
• A Jurist of "By Invitation Only" monthly awards.
• #1 on Google search ranking - "Jack C. Lee".
• Made it to the top 100 lens list - once.

Reader Feedback 

JaguarJulie Hello Jack -- just dropped by today to marvel at your wonderful pictures and fifteen minutes x 2 for minutes of fame. ;-) Very cool. Yes, I too hope that we can achieve a level of fairness with LR. AB to you. See ya around! Posted April 11, 2008

the-secret I want to add my thanks also for your sharing. You have accomplished a lot and continue to do the things you love. I applaud you! 5 stars! Posted April 10, 2008

jackclee Thanks for the kind words Colin. I hope to visit your club someday. I always liked Hawaii and now there is one more reason to go back. -Jack Posted March 20, 2008

colin chock

you are an interesting and admirable guy.

aloha,
Colin
sallehonolulu.com

Posted March 20, 2008

USVIA Great charity to contribute to! :) Posted February 22, 2008

 

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My Squidoo earnings history for Charity 

My Squidoo earnings so far...(for Soldiers Angels Fund)

• 9/1-9/30 2006 - $0.23 (partial month - I just started Squidoo on 8/25)
• 10/1-10/31 2006 - $2.11
• 11/1-11/30 2006 - $3.21
• 12/1-12/31 2006 - $6.11
• 01/1-1/31 2007 - $9.52
• 2/1-2/28 2007 - $20.77
• 3/1-3/31 2007 - $30.90
• 4/1-4/30 2007 - $25.51
• 5/1-5/31 2007 - $28.70
• 6/1-6/30 2007 - $21.83
• 7/1-7/31 2007 - $32.19
• 8/1-8/31 2007 - $16.97
• 9/1-9/30 2007 - $19.23
• 10/1-10/31 2007 - $32.69
• 11/1-11/31 2007 -$19.29
• 12/1-12/31 2007 - $8.33
• 1/1-1/31 2008 - $19.33
• 2/1-2/29 2008 - $15.75
• 3/1-3/31 2008 - $30.06