Retired magazine editor with a passion for playing, singing, writing music using keyboard and strings. Prefer country, folk, pop styles. Occasionally I’m adding a bit of rock to liven my creative energy. I have traveled the US coast to coast along with some major Canadian cities—Quebec to Vancouver and Toronto in between. Toured some of Western Europe by bicycle one summer between career paths. And Scandinavia, Iceland. When Russia was the old USSR, I entered its border by bus from Helsinki. A Mediterranean cruise included Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon, and Greece. And enjoy various podcasts.