: About Me

Most of my life I have been a math geek. I pursued a PhD in applied mathematics and came away with a Masters degree from the University of Minnesota. This has helped me in all of my walks of life because we were basically taught how to pose and solve problems.

I have been writing since I graduated from college. I married and went from Stevens Tech in Hoboken, NJ to Baltimore where I started a long career in corporate US America. My jobs were at the top, including the telephone and petroleum industries, and in the middle and at the bottom, including teaching and bookkeeping. Along the way I divorced. I am glad that my ex wife was able to find a welcome family. I am still looking to go the wife and kids route myself.

Some day I might be able to publish my early works. This list began with my first novel in 1982 titled "Older Brothers And Younger Sisters." I wanted to do an update to Big Brother for the 1984 perspective.

I have retired from the 9 to 5 world now and am attempting to describe the patterns behind modern life which affect all of us but which people may not be aware of. In other words I am trying to use my experience to make this a better world. I confess that I use music published in albums to extend my travel and peoplescape experience. I find that one can learn a lot from musicians who come in contact with a wide range of people. It only takes a bit of discipline combined with local awareness to avoid falling into sterotypes. I try to keep an open mind. I try to express a point of view general to all.

My passion is ...

Understanding

I know too much about ...

Biology

My parents always told me ...

You will thank me for this later.

My childhood ambition ...

Aerospace Engineering

My favorite memory ...

The time I got stuck trying to climb out of a gorge.

Why I write ...

To share what I've found.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

History/General Hospital/Talking Heads

My first job ...

caddy at 14

My best moment ...

When Dad took me to work with him and we saw the John Glenn tickertape parade.

My inspiration ...

Upon separation my ex wife said, "Remember well the time we had together."

Sciences > Mathematics Why mathematics is considered a science

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Some mathematicians offer the explanation that mathematics is a science because it uses the scientific method. They try with renewed attempts, incorporating what they know, to invent new ways to uncover the secrets of nature. This may be true enough on the surface, but it is not what actually goes on. Mathematics is considered a science because it is a branch of knowledge. When did this knowledge begin? When humans learned how to count. Even that was a struggle. There is a difference between a cardinal and an ordinal number. You may want five pairs of socks to take with you when you travel...

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