Deb and I tried, and sometimes succeed at, making our livings as artists until about '91. At that point we had been in Massachusetts for about a decade and it was obvious that we were not going any further without relocating again, either back to New York or to LA. And we weren't ready to go.

We had a couple of plays and a short film produced and both did quite a bit of acting and some directing, but we had pushed the string as far as it was going to go without bending. So, we went for straight jobs, a bungalow with a picket fence, et al., and adopted Michael.

For several years I have been with Griggs & Browne as a hired killer, aka exterminator, aka licensed pesticide applicator. I have a commercial route serving schools, restaurants, nursing homes, factories, warehouses, and the like. I mostly enjoy it and it has been flexible enough to allow me to meet school buses and cover dentist appointments.

Never expected to become a jackleg entomologist in my middle age but, there you have it.

--Bill Kilmer