THE AUTHOR FIRST STUDIED INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (B.S. DEGREE) AND WENT ON TO EXPESS HIS SURREALIST VISIONS IN SCULPTURE (M.F.A DEGREE). HE HOLDS A DOCTORATE IN CREATIVE ARTS (Ph.D). OVER THE PAST FIFTY-PLUS YEARS HE HAS TAUGHT AND WORKED IN MECHANICAL DESIGN AND IN SCULPTURE. HIS VIEW OF LIFE IS A COMBINATION OF COMEDY AND TRAGEDY. HE HAS RETIRED FROM THE MECHANICAL DESIGN AND EDUCATIONAL FIELDS AND IS PRESENTLY SCULPTING AND WRITING.