Stained my hands with dectol in the 1970's with my Nikon F and Omega enlarger. Drifted in the 1990's; and rediscovered religion in digital photography in 2009.
I became a full blown tech in the years between (ask me anything corporate IT).
The excitement and fulfillment of a great image has returned (just subtract out the hit to the pocketbook with all the cool and maybe not necessary equipment).