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Lunch with Tom Crane. \u00a0Here’s a trivia question posed by Tom, one only a select few can answer, I imagine. \u00a0There are seven uniformed services in the Federal Government. \u00a0Name them.<\/p>\n
Of course, Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines. \u00a0And most folks will get Coast Guard quickly. But the other two? \u00a0The Public Health Service. \u00a0Think the Surgeon General. \u00a0And, drum roll please for number 7, NOAA. \u00a0That’s right the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has an officer corps<\/a>. \u00a0Among whom at one time was Tom Crane.<\/p>\n This Tom is an extraordinary guy, too. \u00a0He helped map Alaska while a NOAA officer, and since then has built what began as a private engineering practice into well-respected forensic engineering firm, Crane Engineering<\/a>. \u00a0Among other things he’s the only guy I know who owns not one, but two electron microscopes.<\/p>\n He and his wife Roxann have become grandparents over the last year and seem as unreasonably attached to their grandson as one would expect. \u00a0Grandchildren change lives.<\/p>\n Since leaving the MIA and the Sierra Club, I don’t get out as often as I used to, don’t see as many folks one-on-one as I like to. \u00a0Connecting with friends like Tom means a lot to me. \u00a0Another time, Tom.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lughnasa \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Honey Moon Lunch with Tom Crane. \u00a0Here’s a trivia question posed by Tom, one only a select few can … Continue reading Lunch<\/span>