Thanks for asking -- I retired after 30 years of working in one barbershop. Doing the same thing for so long just got old, although I do miss my customers, who had become close friends over the years. Plus, the job interfered with my Pokemon-playing lol. I'd seen the ads for Pokemon but didn't give them a thought until Yellow came out. I suddenly just had to have it -- I wanted my own Pikachu following me around, and I love creatures and liked the idea of being able to catch all these cool Pokemon who were so different. Little did I know that Pokemon is anything but a simple kid's game and that I'd be amassing and commanding what amounts to a huge force of elitely trained soldiers! I played as if it was real and got emotionally involved with my Pokemon -- you know how it is, I just got hooked. The games have taught me so much and changed the way I perceive the world. What got you into Pokemon and which version did you start with?