For the past 20 years, I have been giving motivational talks to diverse groups around the country. My main emphasis has been on the benefits of smiling, laughing, humor and music, and how to make those qualities play a greater role in our lives. I have also worked for 25 years with people with disabilities, including five years in Norway as a psychologist at a school for the blind. For three years, I served on the faculty of The Florida State University, where I received my doctorate in Rehabilitation. Overlapping these two prongs of my career, I have added a third as a musical entertainer in a musical duo with my wife, Susan, who sings and plays piano; I join in with my clarinet, soprano saxophone and some vocals. Our home is Mabel, Minnesota, but our work takes us to Chicago and Florida.