Acknowledgments

I wrote this book with a little help from my friends, and enemies.

To get the enemies out of the way first, I use that word to make a point; they are not bad people, nor are they out to get me (I hope). But there were a few who made my life a little more difficult, pushing me into doing things I would otherwise not have done and into raising own level of performance. And I am grateful to them for that, but I’ll show my gratitude by not naming them.

On the friendly side, I thank my wife, Regine, and my daughter, Maria, for love, support, and challenge. I thank my son Jacob (now six years old) for his reckless enthusiasm and original wisdom, some of which is reflected in this book.

On a more practical level, the most important ...

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