I live in downtown Portland, Oregon. I am not a professional photographer; photography is just a hobby for me. Past & present jobs include: |
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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 |
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If I did the HTML correctly,
you should be listening to a song
written by my father and of the same era as my songs. For a
big bonus, name the song. Hint: it was a number #1 hit,
recorded by some guy named Elvis Presley.
Some of My Favorite Sayings (that I made up):
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Some of My Crazy Ideas That Just Might Work:
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More Than You Need To Know About My Love Life:
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