In 1974 we left our college teaching life to return to industry so that we could support our children as they entered college. (I increased my salary substantially.) We moved to Southern California and merged into the frantic culture in the town of Valencia near Magic Mountain.

In contrast to small town Iowa, Los Angeles television was a bit more exciting. Moe Howard was narrating Three Stooges episodes, an oriental-looking gentleman was always pushing Ginseng with the line,