About fifteen years ago I decided that I wanted to write a book. I didn't do it. The story that I wanted to tell was good, at least I thought so. But I still didn't write it. I wasn't ready. I realize that sounds like a  blanket cover-up for the real reason I never wrote that book, but it's the truth. I lacked the drive that it takes to see a novel through to the end. Colin Powell said, "A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." I guess you coul...