Life Is Short - Eat Dessert First is more than author Robert L.
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He developed processes in document imaging, automatic teller machines, online bank teller automation, and later on to such things as preventing the Year 2000 glitches in computers.
He began with programming on mainframe computers, doing automated check processing and bank accounting.
From the very beginning of computers and information technology, he was a pioneer.
Bladow is retired from a career in information technology that spanned forty-eight years in the banking, finance, and insurance industries in California.
Mr.
He is a Viet Nam Era Army veteran, a member of the American Legion, and a member of the Chatsworth (California) Fine Arts Council.
As a child, age ten to fourteen, he had experience at acting in university theatre.
Bladow grew up in the Great Lakes area and the Midwest during the hard times of WWII and the Korean War.
About the Author Born near the end of the depression, Mr.
He hopes his readers enjoy the story and have a reflection that is meaningful to them.
Life is a challenge that can be met with determination and perseverance to gain a successful life, and if Robert\'s experience helps just one person deal with that, he would be satisfied.
Robert\'s older brother, Terry, had a significant influence on him by sharing his wisdom and skills while they were growing up.
His son, Robert\'s father, who persisted through the Great Depression and with his career, is the example he set that had exposed Robert to many practical life skills and the experience of acting in theatre, which later allowed him to be successful at what he chose to do.
How he survived is a lesson of determination and perseverance.
His life was full of challenges and perils that took every bit of determination for him to survive.
From his family research, he learned that his grandfather had a story to tell but left it for him to discover.
Bladow\'s story.
Life Is Short - Eat Dessert First is more than author Robert L
