It would appear that I am a whole lot of late coming to this party ... but what the heck, someone may actually read it 
I graduated from high school determined to be a CPA.  My advisor my first year of college was the Director of Computing Services.  He talked me into taking Intro to Data Processing.  That three hour course changed my life!  I changed my major, graduated with a degree in Computer Science with a minor in Accounting.  I spent the first half of my career in various software development capacities and the second half in Management.
In 2003 I was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure, two years later my Doctors retired me.  For the last eight years I have been a stay at home dad, shuttling kids, helping with homework and cooking meals.  This is NOT what I ever saw myself doing after I retired, but it affords me a lot of time to play with my toys when the girls are in school.  In all, it isn't a bad gig if you can get it