Roland Esterline was raised on a farm during the Great Depression of the 1930's. College was unaffordable for him. Self-education was his only realistic option, so he read and learned everything within reach. He frequently took night classes, even after he became successful in the insurance field, always on the lookout for new and challenging ideas. When he retired at about the same time the computer was entering the workplace, a whole new way of life opened up for him. He lives, and lives to learn, in Battle Creek, Michigan.