It was the beginning of a new career for me. In the previous couple of years, I had been underemployed. That is to say, I was employed, but not fully to the capability of what I could do, or what I wanted to do. In fact, I was making pretty good money for that time. I was an adjunct professor at Roosevelt University and had a variety of other speaking and teaching engagements that paid pretty good.

Many years ago, (early 2000’s) in a land far away (Chicago suburban area), Lane Hamm and I were on the same Church softball team. I was the team co-captain and played catcher. Like most team catchers I pretty much directed the position of the players on the field. I always wanted Lane to play Center field, (think John Fogerty's song, Centerfield here).