Robert Lay lives in the middle of the United States with a wonderful wife, two college-aged children, five cats and one dog - all of whom have a great deal of personality and take turns running his life. Robert attended Saint Louis University for graduate and undergraduate education and is renowned for his skill at making a Martini or Manhattan. In addition to being the author, publisher, chief cook and bottle washer, Robert also relishes being able to write unedited, self-aggrandizing blurbs about himself for others to read.