The Pursuit of Community (Scott Heiferman/New York Times)

Scott Heiferman / New York Times:
The Pursuit of Community  —  I GREW up with four siblings who were 12 to 17 years older, so I was exposed early to the fields they were interested in — science, art and business — and the diversity influenced me.  When I was a preteen, I programmed an Apple II computer to manage the inventory for my parents’ paint store.

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