BGR 1970 HS Graduation Photo I was born. In 1952 I was a product of the space race. I wanted to be an astronaut. When I learned my eyes were not perfect and I had to wear corrective lenses in 5th grade, I determined that my life was effectively over as I would not be accepted into the Air Force Academy. Bitter tears. Plan B became music and the liberal arts. While not an exceptional student in my undergrad coursework I blossomed in the Junior and Senior years of college and took no prisoners in Grad school. I took an MA in History simply to be well rounded, as I had only 4 history credits (2 from AP credit) during my BA degree in political science and english. I became adept at seeing the impact ideas had on the development of culture and power. I was in love. I moved to San Francisco at the beginning of the PC revolution. But still the Liberal Arts nerd, my interest in computers first came to me when I was applying for Phd programs and wondered how the heck I did my ...