After a lengthy career with the US Government, I left to head the math departments of two private Christian schools. One of the schools was local, but the other was in ME, only 20 miles from Bar Harbor--one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.

I spent two years at Joe Gibb's home for troubled youth, living with my wife, youngest daughter, dog, and 34 teenaged boys who had modest difficulties with the law. That has probably been the most rewarding employment I've ever had. There I learned that boys who are in trouble are not necessarily troublemakers. Most of the time they are decent children who have made a mistake and have accepted the consequences of their behavior.

I am the father of three healthy children, Lauren (a speech pathologist focusing on elderly stroke victims and a wonderful mom), Scott (Army medic and 3-time veteran of the war in Iraq), and Mary (home schooled and scored 100% on the state-administered end of the year testing in math and a very high score in language arts). I could not be more proud of my children. I could not love them any more than I already do.