I was born 10 years too late to enjoy the pinnacle of the muscle car era, never having owned an original Challenger, Barracuda, Road Runner or GTO.  Instead, when I reached driving age, I was stuck with the likes of the K cars, the Pinto, Vega or Gremlin.

I was born 10 years too early, otherwise I might have jumped on the digital tech train, learning code, hacking into systems, making tons of money.  Instead, by the time the first IBM AT 286 became affordable, I was already in grad school getting an MBA and having no idea computers, and their cousins the smartphone, would become so prevalent in every day life, nor be able to perform such wonderful things in this, the Information Age.

I have an MBA in International Business, and a BA in English writing.  The former, to create a career for myself, the latter both to nurture my love of literature, and to be able to effectively communicate via the written word.  While what I learned in grad school helped prepare me in my career, what I gained while learning how to write both improved my career prospects, and taught me the power of the written word.  Twitter and the Social Media have caught a lot of flack for the various drawbacks inherent in them, and the "destruction" of the English language, but at the same time, people are communicating via the written word in numbers the world has never seen before.  Just look at the "Arab Spring" and tell me the ability to reach out, to send word of your struggles, your fears, your hopes, and having people around the world respond to you, isn't the most powerful tool in the world.In no small part, and in no particular order, I dedicate my musings to be found herein to My wife, my Family, and the People of Pittsburgh, for without them, I would not be who I am today.  The comments, thoughts, opinions contained herein are solely my own, with all faults or blame laid only at my own feet.