Born in New York City March 9, 1940, I now live in Northampton, Mass., USA, with my wife and three children. Now retired, I have been employed in construction, lumbering, packed Popsicles, was a Ge...view moreBorn in New York City March 9, 1940, I now live in Northampton, Mass., USA, with my wife and three children. Now retired, I have been employed in construction, lumbering, packed Popsicles, was a German linguist in the army, worked in book publishing and retired from a middle-sized newspaper in 2009. I got interested in spiritual endeavor in 1970 and committed to Zen shortly thereafter. The book I wrote is aimed more at people who have the right questions (and are not necessarily "Buddhists) rather than at those with all the answers.view less