The Maker and his Muse

My background is varied, as is my business experience.  When I was a kid, I thought I wanted to be a veterinarian. My first year in college proved otherwise -- I was destined to be a computer geek just like in high school.  So, I was a computer consultant the first 20 years after high school, most of which was based out of Southern California.

I have lived in a flea bag apartment, rent controlled apartment in Santa Monica, San Diego and then bought a property in Irvine.  All the while I traveled for gigs through my employer until the after-effects of the Dot-Bomb (2001), 9/11, and extinction of the Jack-of-all-Trades programmer (me)

In 2005, I completed my B.A. in Linguistics and continued for my M.A. in Linguistics.  In 2005, I did a summer study at MIT/Harvard and focused my time on computational linguistics.  After both degrees I considered pursuing a degree in speech pathology but that would require an additional three years of study and the University's department was revamping their program.

It's interesting how life works out - I was reading a newspaper series in the Los Angeles Times about conservatorships (out here they're called a "committee" or in the east, "guardianships"). I explored the field and pursued a second career as a private professional fiduciary.

What do I do? In simplest terms I watch 20 soap operas a day, avoid the dysfunctional family dynamics, find and gather assets, and report my findings to the local court. My roles include serving as probate administrator, (estate) trustee, executor, power of attorney, bill payer, and personal representative but I am not a lawyer.  Funny enough, my attorneys (lawyers) tell me that they could never do what I do and there are times when the billable drama is overwhelming.

Now, I bet you're wondering how I found my way to New Brunswick. Well, I met someone online, married, sold my Irvine property, moved here but kept my business in Southern California.  Strangely enough, the business took off after I sold my property. So, I fly to the office once a month and when I'm in Canada, work remotely.  Then Covid hit and I still had to fly to California -- never got the illness during the shutdowns.  However, I did find that divorce was necessary, but all of my investments were in New Brunswick.  So, I kept a home locally and continue to be a Super Elite with Air Canada.

Oh, and I have shared custody of my husky princess, Juno.  She's a hot mess around other dogs but so sweet with kids.  She's got me trained!

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Q&A

What was your first display?

In 2021, I tried to use a fog machine.  It was a failure, even though many neighbors thought it was cool. Cool was the problem.  Fog comes out hot and hot dissipates. However, I had the Costco dragon making his rumblings, so maybe the fog was supposed to be smoke.