I began writing poetry while I was locked up in the year of `98. In jail for the umpteenth time, they kept me for a while and so I read books on evolution, psychology, sociology, philosophy and other world views which served only to mess up my thinking more than it already was. I claimed to be a Christian up until this time. After reading different world views I became a deist, then a hopeful agnostic. Towards the end of `98 I started leaning toward atheism.    

I have fallen from my bicycle repeatedly ( I didn't have a horse). However, no matter how often I fell off I always got back on. If this doesn't seem like a great achievement, the information that follows won't do much for you either.
I have earned certificates of study for both Old and New Testaments. And have completed many other Bible related classes. I Received Editors choice award form Poetry.com in 2000. A large portion of my education has been informal, I've read hundreds, maybe thousands of books on various topics. However, most of my reading has been on religion and philosophy. Life has provided me the best source of general education I could receive.