It's been a long and winding road.
I was a contracts negotiator for the University of Wisconsin for almost 20 years.
I have a law degree.
I have three journalism degrees.
I worked in TV news and public affairs, full or part-time, for ten years beginning in 1975.
My personal best in all of this was helping to raise a normal child who now works for the IRS chasing tax scofflaws.
I was once a fashion plate, with cool wheels.