Hi, Alice:

Bozeman, Butte and Billings? Maybe when you finish the B's you can move on to the "C's."

Yeah, there is something about the built-in pressure to succeed, based on the expectations of others. When I was at Columbia University, I was completely lost. I was the only one who didn't have a clear idea of what I should do with my life. Of course, no one agreed with anyone else. I had just started writing songs, and the very first reasonably serious song I wrote was called Rambling On My Mind. I didn't say that it was original... (alright, so it was trite..) I don't remember the whole song but a couple of lines really apply to what we're talking about:

"They said I had a great career
They planned my life for me."

The nice thing about having some years on you is that you reach the point where you can say to others (and yourself,) "This is about as good as I'm going to get. Sorry if I've disappointed you, but it was your dream, not mine."

Jerry