Even as a young child I had a vivid imagination, and a burning desire to know what is possible, what isn't, and why. In high school I majored in art and science, art because the beauty in the world touched my heart, and science because I wanted to understand why a sunset contained every color of red, oranges, yellows and purples but the hours between sunrise and sunset didn't. I wanted to know why certain flowers were pink, but others were purple. My mother bought me my first Little Golden books, THE POKEY LITTLE PUPPY, and THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD, when I was a toddle more...