Thanks for an intriguing and thought-provoking post.

It does one's heart good to stop and think about what path one is travelling in life and to consider whether it's the most suitable one. In my case, learning BASIC in high school and clustering around the clattering teletype to try goofy things was immense fun, and over thirty years later, writing software and coming up with database schemas is still frustrating, and yet still fascinating and fulfilling work.

I think math has always been my calling. My latest triumph is helping out my step-son with his Math courses (algebra, trigonometry, calculus) during a makeup year before starting university full-time. He managed two A+ marks, and was accepted this weekend into Computer Engineering at Ryerson, here in Toronto, starting in the Fall. How proud that makes me, to be able to pass on a love of math and logic to the next generation.

I've learned a lot by reading your posts. Let us know how the new venture goes -- we'll be waiting impatiently for your next instalment.