I believe that at this point in my life I have found the best possible balance between the corporate necessities (children in and headed toward college)and my creative necessities (writing and performing). I work in management at a not-for-profit children's clinic. It is none the less heavy with the trappings of the corporate identity because of its size (300+ physicians in 5 locations). BUT...as I walked into my office this morning the first question asked was not "why did you miss that important budget meeting Friday afternoon", but rather "how did the studio sessions go over the weekend?" and "when can we hear the new songs?"...Then I went to the budget meeting. The company supports both my contributions to the "business" of health care, and to the regional folk art community. All things being equal, if I had to choose, I would choose the music without the slightest hesitation. But, for now, life in the corporation under these circumstances ain't bad...

Paul