In 1973, I chose to leave my corporate job as a technical writer to become a gardener.  Since then I have been self-employed, doing mostly maintenance.  Gardening  is not like working on the Polaris missile, which I  did; rather, it brings order and beauty into the world.  Being self-employed is not like working for a corporation that seeks profit at any cost that does not affect its bottom line.  Making your yard look good is my main concern.

In 1993, at age 55 after a long hiatus, I resumed my primary activity -- music.  I experimented with a sequencer and computer recording for a few years, finally settling on what I do now.  I play jazz on an acoustic piano and, if any recording is to be done, let someone else do it.

 Using a sequencer, I recorded The Visitor.

From a live performance last summer at KKUP,  Jump Start

That day at KKUP was rather unusual.  From an email to one of my customers, go behind the scene.

From last summer at KKUP, Petulant Rose.