>I can't agree with you more. I hate to cite myself as an example but.. I am the least knowledgeable on this form and I have never been very good at learning technical stuff. I was not born with the silver spoon.. just the opposite.. throughout my childhood saw my father only in prison; and my mother - a factory worker - could only provide for very basic needs (an odd jewish family <g>). The opportunity I got was when I was able to come to the US; this was a big one. But the main thing is effort/grit. I am not in the proverbial 1% but happy to be where I am.
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>You should be very proud of yourself and how much you have accomplished.
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Thank you.

>BTW, when I was gowing up, my Jewish father (a Holocaust surviver) was a window maker at Forest City Materials, so I know where you are coming from <s>.

In the old country I remember that window making was a very skill job. In fact I know a guy (we met him and his wife on a cruise many years ago) who's father was window maker in Odessa. His son (the guy I met) learned the trade in the old country and when he came to the US he started a business. And he was telling us that he became very successful. I trust what he was saying since my wife commented to me on the jewelry his wife was wearing <g>.