My name is Michael, never \\"Mike.\\" My background has little to do with science, a lot to do with education. My undergraduate degree is in Accounting and Economics with Masters in Busines and another in Oriental History at Oxford(later in life, following my passion for learning. Not at the same time as Bill Clinton) and a J.D. in law. I am a C.P.A. and a tax attorney practicing in California having practiced in London, Washington, D.C., New York and Los Angeles. I came to this site because of my continuing interest and belief that "we are not alone" and a desire to be a small part of something important.

The picture? In front of the Ministry of Justice, Paris.