My Roads Less Traveled

Journeys of Dave Frost

Born on the crest of a wave

A Vermont "boomer" by birth (eh yup), Second of 7 Frosties.A Garden State youth whom grew up in the region of Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen and the Crossroads of our American Revolution.No - my part of New Jersey didn't hide Jimmy Hoffa's remains nor provide screen sets for The Sopranos.Cranberry bogs, fishing lakes and poison ivy camping trips.Worked as a fish monger and beach clean-up Crew member.Rarely late for dinner.

Wrestler, Football lineman and above average student. Eagle Scout.

I joined the world's greatest Navy as a Midshipman 4th class on June 30th, 1971.  Crew Captain, Rusty Callow Award winner.

I never fired a shot in anger, but the Russians never came eitherClancy's Red Storm Rising and The Hunt for Red October - I was part of those Cold War experiences. 

A Blue Nose for operations north of the Arctic Circle.

High "optempo" - eg. Northern Wedding.7/17/76  - Our WeddingMary Elizabeth Brill :)Learned how to lead and to converse with my bride across the ocean.A guardian of a very small part of our nation's Nuclear arsenal.Loved small ships - arrrgh - became a jack of all trades and master of some.

Twice a Citizen, Proud parent, New professionalHad new fun in '81:

Became a Drilling Reservist.

Joined the staff of ARINC Research, then moved to SAIC.

Moved to our home (with a bargain 16.5%  VA home loan guarantee).

Welcomed our daughter into this world (birth coach).

Lifelong learning:

A 2:56 marathoner (Clydesdale Division)

Big Brother (Mark Bourgeois)

Tried computer science classes - but realized I'm a tester - NOT a coder.

Naval War College classes.

Skunk Works Engineer, Naval Reserve leader, Road and Sea Warrior :) "Come back with your shield or on it" 

133 hour work week / $1M sea test

10dB!

Came to believe in Arts of the Possible

Why Not?

Joined the Navy (and Lockheed Martin) to see the world

AustraliaSouth Korea (15 seconds "in" North Korea too)JapanCuba (well - Guantanamo Bay)A man a plan a canal - Panama!United KingdomSweden

Kotler - 5Ps! / Drucker!

Adjunct Faculty member, Senior Naval Leader, Small BusinessmanBrick and Click ventures - e-commerce

University of Phoenix and National University - graduate class instructor

leftymall.comapieceoglass.com

domain squatter

Oct. 2007 Fires

2030 Associates, LLC

Orincon

SELRES Coordinators [ CO ]

Fleet Tactical Deception Group, Pacific [CO ]

NDU / NWC Facilitator

I love it when students' lightbulbs glow!

Frost Family Scholarships, Fuze your spine at 49The Bishops School for 2 great children(1997-2007)

LindsayHarvard College -Biology and Field Hockey

ChandlerBoston College - Communications and Super Fan

L5 - S1 Fusiongoodbye to running!

Nifty at 50 - back to a Sport Well oared!

2011 Spring and Summer Snapshots

BC Commencement

UCSD Med School / SDSU MPH ceremonies

Lindsay and Lucas -April 23rd, Wedding

President, SD Rowing Club

Wounded Warrior project

Back to Free Agency - edits to our Bucket List

Social networking

35 years of matrimonial bliss -  thank you Mary!

And that has made all the difference

How will this all turn out?It's all a mystery(Shakespeare in Love)

Miles to go before we sleep

Stay tuned!

Younger Next Year!