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The jobs listed like this
are my current jobs.
I didn't like being a professional
photographer. I had to please my clients rather than follow my own muse,
and I found that at the end of the work week, I had no energy left for
my own work.
In April, 2001, I moved from near San Jose,
California to a newly remodeled Victorian house in downtown Portland,
Oregon. In October, 2002, I was laid off from my engineering job
(after being there for 23 years!), and I decided not to replace that job
-- hopefully, I can live off of my music publishing business until the
mortgages for the rental units are paid off. Being semi-unemployed
at my age (I was born in 1953) is a bit of a shock, but fortunately I've prepared myself for
this. And the bad side -- I do worry about finances some, but on
the good side, every day is Saturday.
I now spend my days puttering around.
I try to get to the gym three times a
week, I cook at home more, and I watch too much television. I also
have the energy for one to three photographic sittings per month.
The music publishing is fairly interesting.
With my sister, I own about 200 old rock'n'roll songs from the early
1960s. These songs include |
