Education was important in the family and in the states we lived in. Looking back, I had good teachers, and a good curriculum in both states. I visited my sisters at their college, and found it exciting and worthy of aspiration. In High School, I debated, in and out of class and competitively, and studied hard and got into a good college 3 hours away, St. John’s University. I was a fairly serious student in the Pre-Med sequence, but by Senior Year, I was well on my way to underachievement, aiming to become a professional musician. That ended 3-months after graduating. 

I’ve spent most of my adult life wandering through retail entrepreneurship, with marginal success, meandering briefly into engineering, bookkeeping, and a stint at public speaking while driving, as a small group tour guide into Yosemite and Wine Country from San Francisco. I’ve always found a way to keep intellectual challenge in the forefront of my experience, mostly for personal enjoyment, if not for personal employment. In my latter years, I have decided that my education will no longer be under-utilized. Nay, I have the gall to think someone else may wish to hear or read what I have to say or write. We’ll see, won’t we.