Raised on remote Arizona ranch, USN (IBM trained). Ashland Alma Mater, Beat/Hippy and Buddhist "monk". Certified Metallurgist research in materials for Aerospace and Space Shuttle. BA's: History and Asian Studies; shifted from PhD (Oriental Phil. & Religion); Law School, and MPA (Crim. Justice). Retired Civil Service as Sr. Adm. Analyst (1999). Widower (2016), two sons & 3 grandkids. My love of statistics is served by poker. Mostly I am currently focused on my life long study of making paintings (apprenticed @ Datoro-Tonoff Studios in late '50s. I'm Soto Sect Buddhist since the '60's.