Warning: This is not pertinent to the business of Hartley Consulting
My interests vary in intensity over time; however, my interest in book collecting, guitar, MGs, oriental arts, and martial arts have spanned periods ranging from 45 to 35 years. Target shooting is a relatively recent interest.
Martial Arts
I started Thai karate and judo in graduate school. I studied Jui Jitsu when I moved to Oak Ridge and began Tae Kwon Do relatively recently.
Black
Belt, 1st Dan |
 Breaking 4 boards in Black Belt test |
| Blue Belt, 5th Kyu Jiu Jitsu 1989  |
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| Brown Belt, 3rd Kyu Judo 1972  Presidential Sports Award Judo 1973 |
 Demonstration "throwing Sensei" in Judo
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| Blue Belt, 4th Kyu Thai Karate 1970 |
Target Shooting
My rifle is a bolt-action .222 caliber rifle. I began shooting with a pistol in 2002.
M1911 style .45 caliber
automatic pistol
three rounds at 45 feet
inside the 5" diameter
ring, two rounds outside,
2002M1911 style .45 caliber
automatic pistol
five rounds at 45 feet
January 2005M1911 style .45 caliber
automatic pistol
five rounds at 45 feet
March 2006Oriental Art
I started became interested in oriental art through my father, who does not claim expert status, but is certainly about as close to that as you can get outside of the Orient.
 Cloisonné |
 Japanese (Samurai) Swords |
 Lacquer |
 Ivory |
 Kakemono |
 Netsuke, small carvings, & pottery |
See the Oriental Art page [external link] of Col. D. S. Hartley, Jr. [external link] for illustrations of oriental art.
Books
I began collecting books in grade school and continue to this day. I collect the books I read, not first editions or similar "collectible" books. Some of the books are shown below. I also belong to an exclusive book club, The Book Klub.
| ~6000 works: Science fiction Mysteries Mathematics Science Literature Other |
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MG
I got my first MG (the same model as the one I have now) when I was in college. I broke it while I was in graduate school. In 1977 I purchased another, which I still have.
| 1959 MGA |  |
Guitar & Banjo
I bought a Gibson Classic while I was in college and was given a banjo a few years later. I seldom play the banjo, but enjoy the guitar intermittently.
Photography
I take pictures when I travel. Some of them turn out well.
Hawaii Hawaii Haleakala
crater, MauiChinaman's
Hat, Oahu
| NaPali coast Kauai |
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| Monterey, CA |  |
| Monterey, CA |  |
| Monterey, CA |  |
| Punting on the Cam, England |
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| Stonehenge, England |
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| Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone |
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| Margerie Glacier, Glacier Park, AK |
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| College Fjord, AK |
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| Mt McKinley, AK |
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| Mr. Moose, in Summer velvet, from about 10 feet (behind a tree), Turnagain Heights, AK |
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Father: Col. D. S. Hartley, Jr., USMC (ret.) [external link], Marine Aviator, educator, artist, oriental art collector.
Sisters:
Patricia H. Partnow, Ph.D., Owner, Partnow Consulting [external link], Anthropological and Ethnohistorical Research, Cultural Curriculum Design, Workshops in Cross-Cultural Communication
Barbara M. Hartley.
