All my life I've been a bit left of center, taking a road less traveled, always bit beyond the mainstream. Loving challenge. Not afraid to gamble on myself. And as a friend once told, there are no mistakes if you something from the experience.

So today I sit here in the midst of this new challenge, this work of creating something new that is nonetheless rooted in the experiences of a lifetime. My business partners are smart, creative, energetic, ambitious, and not afraid to work for something they want, and they couple that mass of professional energy with kindness, compassion and a sense of humor. Am I lucky to be in such company.

I am pulling together stories, thinking about photos, hawking ads, making deals, meeting people, learning more and every day in addition to shapeshifting what I already know.

Amazing how thoughts of retirement fell away with the advent of something to challenge my creative energy. Again, I am moving back outside the parameters of the norm, and find that the new parameters suit me just fine.