The Treatise

With maturity comes magnanimity. And so, in this, my 30th annum, I choose to give back. Not because I have to, but because I can.

Nearly twenty-eight years have passed since the Rockwells -- yes, they the publishing magnates -- rescued me as a toddler from the destitute village of Hoi An, still recovering from the devastation of that ill-timed, 60s invasion of the Americans. But even the most heinous mistake begets purity some times. And so began my journey from war-torn Southeast Asia to the tender Victorians lining the grassy corridors that encircle Alamo Square.

Now that journey has reached an inflection point -- a local maximum -- as I transition from youth to true adulthood. Wisdom gained will now be shared; my gift from me to you.