After Navy service in World War II, I earned a BFA from the Phila. College of Art (now the Univ. of the Arts). I was then recalled to active duty in the Korean War. Following was a 40-year career in public relations, advertising, sales promotion, graphic design, including 20 years as manager of a major insurance company's creative division.

Since my retirement 18 years ago, my wonderful spouse and I have enjoyed great Arizona desert living. To keep in good physical health, I swim 40 daily laps in our community's Olympic-sized pool; and to enhance my frail mental health, I find it absolutely therapeutic to visit Las Vegas four or five times a year.

Before I started with Helium, I wrote a humor column for an online newsletter. Now I write and illustrate daily articles for http:\\www.travel55lus.com, a website for older world wanderers.

If you're at my advanced age or getting there and love to roam the world, check http:\\www.travel55lus.com every day for informative articles, Q&As, photos, videos and great on-the-go bargains offered by our advertisers.

My passion is ...

My family

I know too much about ...

How really stupid, self-destructive and murderous humans can be

My parents always told me ...

How the hell should I know? I was an orphan.

My childhood ambition ...

To become a great artist and starve to death after cutting off my ear

My favorite memory ...

The day WWII ended just as our ship was set for a suicidal invasion

Why I write ...

To keep my creaky brain oiled and running smoothly

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Historical novels, MGM musicals, Ella, Sousa, Sachmo and Sinatra

My first job ...

Car hop at a fast-food joint

My best moment ...

Three: when I met my wife and when I saw my kids enter the world

My inspiration ...

See above

Jobs & Careers > Managing Your Career (Other) How to deal with being stripped of authority at work

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The word stripped in the title perfectly describes what happens when a career employee is suddenly removed from a position of authority. When it happens, you do feel as if your protective clothing has been torn off, and you stand there naked and vulnerable. It happened to me many, many years ago, but the pain is just as sharp today as the day I received the bad news. I had been the manager of the creative department of a large financial company for the past ten of my 20 years there. There were 40 people in my division, and I was responsible for meeting daily deadlines, as well as the usual ...

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