I'm going to be 70 this month, and just took on a job that will take the better part of 5 years to complete.

Like many, I'm faced with "parts failure"...an MRI at 2:00 pm today to make a decision about rotator surgery....rosacia of my left eye which is a constant problem....planters in my left heel...damage to my left hand from a break-in...arthritis in both hands...the list goes on.

I quit a long-time corporate job in 1995 and have been working for myself since then.


I get to teach at the university level, write for financial and professional publications, produce brochures, packaging, point-of-sale displays, instruction sheets....write, film, edit
and score films and lots of other fun stuff. Music includes scores, performance with "egghead" legit organizations. Live playing includes work at a eat little country club and restaurant as much as I want, plus my trio with my son and grandson. Then, I have several regular charities I work with and am developing a plan to get into another, big-time, with the help of several friends here.

In short, I went from a degreed accountant (hated it) to doing just what I liked, and made a reputation being pretty good at it.

It's getting harder to do 2 day productions with no sleep, and I have to really hype myself up, sometimes, but this is FUN!

Just decided to start SS, so I must be preparing for cutting back at some point.

Mostly, I do for a living what I'd do for fun.

I think it's working for me....how long, I don't know!


Russ