In HIGH SCHOOL I Was President Of The Student Council, And I Ended Up Doing A Lot Of Speeches. After You Do A Few In Front Of Different SCHOOLS, You Get REALLY COMFORTABLE Talking In Front Of An Audience.

When I Wrote 'The Alexandria Link,' I Discovered That We Are Only Aware Of About 10 Percent Of The Knowledge Of The Ancient WORLD. In The Ancient World, Most Of The Knowledge Was Destroyed. Every EMPEROR Of China Who CAME In Wiped Out Everything That Came Before Them, To The Point That The Country Completely Forgot Its Past.

There's A Certain Groove You Pick That MAKES The MUSIC FLOW, And When You Have It It's In Your Pocket. It's The FEELING Behind The Rhythm... To Me, The Hardest THING To Strive For Is That Feeling, Behind The Groove.

Dad Was A STRICT Disciplinarian And Would Give Us A Wallop With A Wooden SPOON If We Were Out Of ORDER. But We Really RESPECTED Him - He Didn't Try To Be Our Best Friend.

Here Are Also The TWO Vessels, But The SAN Carlos WITHOUT Sailors, All Having Died Of The Scurvy, Except Two.

If You LOOK At Any NORMAL Organization, The CEO Is The Person With The Highest E.Q. The Person With The Highest IQ Is Often In The BACK ROOM Running The Financials Or The Operations. That's Topsy Turvy.

As LONG As There Is COMMUNICATION, EVERYTHING Can Be SOLVED.

My First JOB Ever Real Job In The Field Was As An Airborne Traffic REPORTER And PRODUCER In Los Angeles, But I Was Laid Off Pretty QUICKLY - Which Was Totally Fair, Because I'm Terrible With Directions, And That's Kind Of The Whole Job.