If variety is the spice of life, author Bill Thompson’s life so far has been spicy for sure!  Over the years, and in no particular order, he’s been

·      an international insurance broker

·      a mayor

·      head of a state prison board

·      a stockbroker

·      a newspaper reporter

·      a Bourbon Street piano player

·      a corporate entrepreneur

·      presented to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip

·      in jail (briefly … and wrongly!)

·      a goat herder

·      a church organist and choir member

·      a real estate broker

·      a world traveler

·      president of an animal shelter

·      a husband, father and grandfather

·      an observer at a knighting in Westminster

·      a fluent Russian speaker

·      a passenger on the Concorde

·      a caregiver

·      a lifetime dog lover

·      an award-winning novelist