This book and the essays within did not come to fruition easily nor by themselves without inspiration and help from others.

I would like to thank the following people for their support, encouragement, help, and insight: the entire clan-Benson, Holdredge, and Zurn families, the Millersville University faculty, President Dr. Joseph Caputo, Vice President Dr. Robert Thomas, Dr. R. Gene Ellis, the Mountain View faculty, Christopher Lake, Peter Regeski, Thomas Campbell, Guy Kawasaki, Marlene Lang, Joe McKim, the entire staff of The Snapper (August 1997 ­ May 2001), David Burkholder, and of course her-she who will remain nameless.