Lawrence Hittle:  

Life Hello. You may remember me as the recluse with the Brylcreme hair who liked to draw and leave anonymous cartoons in people's lockers. I moved in the middle of 10th grade but would have graduated in '68 had I stayed. I still have close ties to many of my friends from "Sock, especially Berthold, Betts, Lechner, the Caldwells, Faust, Rothrock and Williamson. They are all brilliant and have retained an excellent sense of absurd humor and creativity despite their advanced professional achievemnts. It is something we have shared thru the years. Perhaps you remember them? Yep, I still draw when the urge hits. And, yep, I remain the consumate recluse. I live in the foothills of the Rockies outside of Boulder where I mine gold, take photos and write tall tales in my spare time. My house was built in 1874 and leans to the east after 130 years of constant winds and hail beating on its' western side.There is no running water. I like it. It's a simple lifestyle. I never wanted to make alot of money to buy alot of expensive things I didn't really need ... ya know? I was an animal dentist when I was younger and made a small fortune applying my trade in the southern hemisphere. We ended up in New Zealand in 1976 after sailing the southern Pacific for 8 months. Sheep were plentiful on this rocky little island, but they were short-lived. They are avid grazers whose teeth wear out much too quickly as they are constantly in contact with rocks and gravel while they graze. Many sheep are sent to slaughter after only 3 years of life. If not for the loss of teeth, they could live 12 to 15 years and produce years of good fleece instead of being turned into mutton. This seemed a waste of good life to me, so we came up with a solution ... sheep dentures. We outfitted our truck with a few dental moulds, quick-setting resins, battery-powered equipment, an x-ray machine and set off into the field. We had immediate success resurfacing worn teeth and extended the lives of thousan...Expand for more