Origin Story
On the day I was born my Mom explained to me that she was on her way to a Memorial Day picnic. It was a pot luck and she was in charge of bringing the meat. She was on her way when suddenly she felt contractions. She had to make…
The Day I Fell in Love with Computers
I’ll never forget the first time I was seduced by a computer. I was living in Chicago and had met a friend who invited me over to his house. We went into his room and I watched as his brother was typing away on a keyboard that was putting words…
How My Career Path Towards Computers Began
1986 While I was attending Los Angeles Valley college I had a friend ask me if I was interested in a job opening at the computer store that he worked at. As you should know by now I was an avid computer fan but treated it as a hobby. Here…
Owning My First Business
1990 After losing my job at Logical Choice for Computing I found myself at a cross-roads. I started looking for a job and applied to a big software chain at the time called Egghead Software. I interviewed to become the manager of their store in El Segundo. Shortly after my…
50th Birthday
I had a pretty big party for my 50th. Invited lots of friends and really wanted to make the most of it.