Kickoff!

Here's my kickoff post.  

I'm from the US, and living overseas these last 22 years(!) has been a trying experience in every conceivable way.   I'm bound to vent about this here, but also about what I see happening in my home country;  it's becoming unrecognizable before my very eyes (and not in a good way, either...).

I was born in Illinois, grew up in Texas, and lived in New York City for a number of years.  I'm a musician, and moved to the Netherlands in 1989 with my (then) wife to start a family.    I'm gainfully employed in an orchestra here, but it's not been a good experience (more on this later).   I've got three great kids who are a great joy to me, and was remarried three years ago.   I'm hoping to move back to the States in the foreseeable future.

Likely topics for future posts:   expat experiences, US politics, petty grievances, and maybe some good stuff, too.   Stay tuned;   I'm bound to get better at this.