What a delightfully unpredictable life many of us have lived. Maybe "plans" isn't the right word. I have lived life by the seat of my pants, mostly. Over the years, I've become comfortable, not knowing what the future holds for me. I realize that it isn't necessary to know where you're going. I'm a firm believer that life is as much preparation as fulfillment. I can see how seemingly meaningless experiences in the past have shaped and prepared me to do things in the present that I never could have forseen.

I also can see in this thread how early dreams and desires end up being fulfilled. When I was nine or ten years old, I really wanted to be a cartoonist and work for Walt Disney. For the last few years, I've created a string band of animal cartoon figures and used them on Christmas cards and as a logo. My desire to do art has also been helpful in doing layouts and drawings, and my high school days of mechanical drawing have been a big help in laying out construction projects around the house.

Nothing goes to waste.

Jerry