I retired from a national aerospace firm after 12 years in Fall, 1999 at 55 years old.  I started life <br>as a mechanical and electrical engineer working in aeropace and then in computers in the '70's.  I began <br>to learn programming in 1977 and found that the basic problem solving techniques and logic went hand-in-hand <br>with my bent and my passions - making sense of the things around you - and understanding that just because <br>they don't make sense TO YOU doesn't mean they don't make sense AT ALL.<br><br>For a time I was a professional musician on the side. Fun, but not my career.  Private pilot, hypnotist <br>(seriously), handwriting analyst, engineer, and cost analyst/contract negotiator.  I'm now a small start-up <br>business locally in Dallas, Small Office Solutions.  We develop inexpensive custom apps for small businesses <br>and provide tutoring, troubleshooting and custom assistance for all computer related needs.<br><br>The best advice I've ever gotten:<br>How you stand depends on where you sit!<br><br>I like this board, the people on it and the challenge to do things well.<br><br>E-mail: tompenny@flash.net<br><br>good luck as usual...