I am a curious, questioning, skeptical, scribbler of words, only some of which make sense. However, I am optimistic that some day the conscripted army of monkeys pounding away at their typewriters in my brain will come up with a reasonably entertaining story. In the meantime, I have one simple goal: keep the monkeys fed. Fortunately, my other lives as a husband, Dad, Grandpa, Geologist, and lover of children, animals, and good stories provide plenty of seed for fast-growing banana trees. Now, if they would just quit breaking the typewriters...