Earl Gross:  

A long life rewritten. To start I went to Julia Ward Howe in 6th grade because we moved from Marshall Street to n. 10th Street. I had attended Ludlow Elementary through 5th grade. I made it through Wagner Jr. High and on to Olney. My grad class was 1961 but sadly I discovered FEMALES. Lost interest in school as a sophmore and majored in socializing not socialism. I did well in class but bored. Wasted time and sadly missed graduating. Finally after teachers and Mr. Karp threating me I graduated in January 63 taking my last 2 courses. later that year I heard about a new big thing...computers so I went to Peirce Jr College for associate degree in computer science,programming, and business mangaement graduating in the top 3. Worked for MA BELL for a month and was bored out of my mind so I went back to retail management at Krovettes for few years. Left that and opened a few small businesses. married a lovely girl from Northeast high and had a beautiful daughter. Several rocky years and divorce followed.Moved to Washington DC area and remarried a...Expand for more