Michael McCarty:  

After graduating from HS I dropped in and out of college, The Fillmore & Avalon, various menial jobs and then I met my wife Cathy. We were married in '70 and I turned to TM in the AM & the PM for a number of years. Graduated with a Psychology degree. Worked at the PAVAMC. Then went to nursing school (where Fran Kitt and I ended up in class together again) and spent most of the next 18 years working in critical care (ICU, CCU, ED). Along the way I went to Psychgrad school but eventually dropped out because 2 kids came along and life's immediate demands caused me to re-prioritize. My daughter is now 30, has a Masters in Broadcast Journalism ( had a full dean's scholarship to USC) and is Associate Producer of the Madeline Brand show on KPCC in the LA area. My son, now 27, is a butcher at a Whole Foods store keeping this meat eater happy. My...Expand for more