Consider this: Harlan Sanders (The Colonel) didn't START KFC until he was 65. He had tried everything in the world, and had even considered suicide. He tried at a huge number of careers, but nothing worked...He was a crusty, vulgar, driven SOB, unlike the image of the kindly guy in a white suit and white beard, but he made "it" in the end...I'm looking for that eleven herbs and spices, but haven't found it just yet...Sanders famously said "It's better to wear out, than to rust out".
