10-21-2022, 07:10 PM
They're creative, fun and easy to work with. Young. http://creativeworkfund.org which is a subset (part and parcel) of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund https://haassr.org/
Most of my peers have retired including the director (Frances, my boss) about a year ago. The pandemic robbed me from enjoying, in person, her last couple of years. Also, my ace Jean who retired too. She's enjoying her retirement. She teaches Creative Writing as SF State though.
Frances is an amazingly accomplished woman and I feel fortunate to have been accommodated by her for 22 years (I think it's that). She even allowed me to contract instead of being salaried. I was already working for KQED, American Documentary and The San Francisco Study Center and I didn't want to stop at that time. I've shed those other jobs over time, though I'm still close with everybody. I'm back and forth between SF and LA often. I'm way too busy and have to calm things down to take on some more personal (property) tasks that only I can do.
The non-profit community in San Francisco is the most wonderful thing on earth. Well funded and bursting with opportunity. You can still suffer some burnout from time to time.
Spent a few hours the other day with Frances. We walked around The Excelsior District. One of my favorite parts of town. She's been doing a lot of walking and exploring now that she has time. I met her through her husband Stan who worked at The SF Study Center and connected us. It was great to see Stan. I always tell him his formal name is Stanuel. He loves soccer and he's my guide (I try).
Frances' office was the fifth one from the left. A great view of the entire bay. That's the historic One Lombard Building at Embarcadero/Battery/Lombard. I've spent many hours staring out of that window at the waterfront, watched them build the Cruise Terminal at Pier 27.
Most of my peers have retired including the director (Frances, my boss) about a year ago. The pandemic robbed me from enjoying, in person, her last couple of years. Also, my ace Jean who retired too. She's enjoying her retirement. She teaches Creative Writing as SF State though.
Frances is an amazingly accomplished woman and I feel fortunate to have been accommodated by her for 22 years (I think it's that). She even allowed me to contract instead of being salaried. I was already working for KQED, American Documentary and The San Francisco Study Center and I didn't want to stop at that time. I've shed those other jobs over time, though I'm still close with everybody. I'm back and forth between SF and LA often. I'm way too busy and have to calm things down to take on some more personal (property) tasks that only I can do.
The non-profit community in San Francisco is the most wonderful thing on earth. Well funded and bursting with opportunity. You can still suffer some burnout from time to time.
Spent a few hours the other day with Frances. We walked around The Excelsior District. One of my favorite parts of town. She's been doing a lot of walking and exploring now that she has time. I met her through her husband Stan who worked at The SF Study Center and connected us. It was great to see Stan. I always tell him his formal name is Stanuel. He loves soccer and he's my guide (I try).
Frances' office was the fifth one from the left. A great view of the entire bay. That's the historic One Lombard Building at Embarcadero/Battery/Lombard. I've spent many hours staring out of that window at the waterfront, watched them build the Cruise Terminal at Pier 27.
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