Ben Casper has viewed life through a scratched, cracked, upside down and never been cleaned lens. In his mind, everyone can be trusted, money can be made in any endeavor, bankers should be more patient with overdrafts and danger is simply non-existent until it actually happens. Momentous decisions can and therefore should be made at the drop of a hat with absolutely no planning or forethought. Perhaps his greatest accomplishment in high school was flunking Algebra One three years in a row, staying exact and consistent with his grades each year. He received a C- in a creative writing class. With this impressive background, he has been an entrepreneurial whiz and never gave up his quest to strike the mother lode. He always ended up a day late and a hundred grand short. He never had to declare bankruptcy but usually produced P&L's that appeared to represent a non-profit organization. He yearned through the years to just once have the opportunity to pay income tax but never quite made the bracket. He has had accidents with bicycles, motorcycles, cars, trucks, tractors and airplanes without experiencing even one fatality. He was in a coma for a week and emerged without any brain...well, let's just leave it at that.