The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in American youth culture.

I was born in Palo Alto, California in 1961.

Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it.

Keep everything in perspective if you wish to be happy. For example... Losing an arm is more an inconvenience than a catastrophe. Things could be a lot worse so why not be grateful they aren't and thereby happy rather than sad?

My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs.

With every passing year, BEC proves that it still has surprises left for us.

The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in American youth culture.