I thought when I was in college that I wanted to be a writer. Then I decided I didn't have any life experience. So I went off and got about 30 years worth.

I became a lawyer, then a politician, then a lobbyist, then a bureaucrat, then a trial lawyer. In the meantime, I got married and raised a couple of children.

When I hit 50, instead of buying a red sports car, I got back to writing and playing blues guitar. Now that the kids are out of the house, I have plenty of time to do both, while I continue to pay the bills lawyering.

Never been happier.