Well, since this blog was intended to be read by our family and friends I thought it would be good to declare: Gordon is once again inspired.
If I could pass on advice to my kids about work - it would be this: do what you love and be good at it. Work is good when there is purpose. Don't work merely for money alone. Money isn't the most important thing in the world. You'll be spending close to 8 hrs a day of your life for about 50+ years; so one should work at something with passion.
I'm working on some renderings...and it's been a blast!