Craig Bolton:  

Short bio as of early 2007: Here's a brief sketch of what's happened since high school: Job related matters: (1) I went on to an undergraduate degree (B.A.) at the U. of A. [double major in Economics and Philosophy] (2) Then a Ph.D. in Economics from Texas A&M University [where the education was cheap, and, at the time, fairly good] (3) I had a temporary ["Visiting"] position at San Diego State University and simultaneously taught a couple of adjunct classes at the University of San Diego for a couple of years while writing the dissertation. (4) Then I took "permanent" positions at Denison University in Ohio and the University of Dallas until 1983. [Yes, I've had that beard since around 1978. It made the winters more bearable in Ohio, and I've never seen any reason to shave it off.] (5) Having become thoroughly disillusioned with academics at that point, I took advantage of a program for academic economists who wanted to obtain a law degree. The program was at Emory University University School of Law, from which I graduated with a J.D. in 1986. (6) Since then, I have been a practicing attorney with several firms in Phoenix, mostly in the area of Chapter 11 and collection law. Family Matters: I married in 1987 and, with a now grown child having married and left the nest, I now have a household filled with surrogate children - some furry, some feathery and some scaly [otherwise known as dogs, cats, birds and snakes]. I also have a yard filled with succulen...Expand for more