My formal education started at Phantom Lake Elementary in
Bellevue, Washington. Sometime early in my seven years there, I decided I would
read all the books in the library, starting with the very first book on the
shelf and working my way one by one from there in Dewey Decimal order. That
scheme, like many similar ones in years to come, was short-lived; the initial
book lacked sufficient luster to hold my interest, and the project went by the
wayside. But my aspiration to be an academic generalist was born that day
nonetheless, and I still want to know everything.
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