
“What do YOU do for a living?”: A Writer Responds
It is inevitable. Whenever we meet new folks, the question comes up: “So, Eric, what do YOU do for a living?” There’s a long, complicated answer to that question, which for me, boils down to: “Not much of anything.” Over the last two years, we’ve structured our life to allow us to get by on my wife’s salary. A few, occasional odd jobs on my side of the ledger don’t do much to supplement that income, but a few hundred dollars here and there comes in handy when the car breaks d