Watcha, I'm Mick, ancient Mick. I'm a retired practical engineer. but paint, and write, and grow bonsai, and take art photos with a 5x4 Shen Hao camera. That which aflicts engineers has caught up with me, basal arthritis, so it's difficult for me to follow all my leisure activities; suffered a stroke in the early part 2011 and now I'm trying to get back my painting abilities, ah well, the sun's still in the sky and everything is right with the universe:-) Image from Imagine It SCI-FI premium graphic images, MacMillan Publishing