John Howard:  

Life I can't imagine that anyone is really interested, but here goes... I hated high school and ran away from home repeatedly, usually in the summer! Hitchhiked across the country, lived on the streets for 3 years, got into everything I shouldn't have and have no regrets. One day I was in Denver and decided to hitch to San Francisco...it was a hot day and I was having no luck, so I crossed the highway headed east. Ended up in DC, and that became my home for many years. Started working in a print shop, and 2 years later bought it. When I became bored with that a couple of years later, I went to work for a friend in graphic design. She divorced her husband and left town, so after only being there a few months I was suddenly the new manager. This was only because I was the only one in the shop that spoke English! Many years later I was working for US News and World Report. Left there and opened my own graphic design business. 10 years later I decided I'd had enough of the stress of the city and s...Expand for more