Ken Simpson is a retired professional engineer who spent 42 years on various programs for the Navy. As a project engineer he lead teams on programs such as the Walleye Weapon (an early smart bomb that could be controlled by the pilot after launch), the ADU-703 Adapter (which adapted the F-15 Aircraft to drop bombs), and IFLOLS and VSTOL (light systems to land aircraft on aircraft carriers and assault ships). In recent years he has come to believe that as parents we sometimes fail to give our children some life skills to adequately prepare them for the game of life.