23 years
copywriter,
8
semesters at Art Center College of Design for 1
BFA,
4
semesters in graduate school for
1 MFA in creative writing, 23 semesters teaching at Art Center College
of Design, 3 semesters teaching at Otis
College of Art & Design, 2 times my name was
mentioned over dinner at David Ogilvy’s home in Touffo, France,
1 Gold Pencil from One
Show,
1 Cannes Lion,
251 hours piloting small planes,
190 scuba dives,
4 years as a paratrooper in the US Army,
49 jumps from
airplanes, jets and helicopters (yikes), 1 year Army National Guard, 2 published
books, 137 published poems, 1 play
produced off-Broadway in New York, 17 published magazine articles, 92 fountain
pens, 641 books read, 5 fun-filled appearances on a national TV game show, 2 years hiding-out in Europe (Germany & Italy) 0