Had I Acted! ... on the clearest message-Ever, from my Instinctive-center: the day after the USSC Mafiosi saddled the universe with that Caligula-wannabe
(as needed no 9/11 to discern, in his every vapid utterance; Cheney's 'special-relationship' was already evident as he HAD nominated-Self, successfully etc.)
I'd have cashed-in, also likely headed in that compass direction (didn't know about the wonders of Bhutan nor--later--its Achilles Heel, either.)
It was Clear that the next 4 years would become retrograde beyond my febrile-imagination! I Have no Excuse: 100%-FAIL. No ties beyond comfortable-Convenience.

I'd have made-out OK then, too--as now, as my local spot becomes increasingly Gentrified, here close-enough to SF/the font of as many nascent- insouciant- of the $$-obscene
as you can shake a 24k golden-stick at.
(While, thus far the County isn't overtly ruled by these insulated-predators; ya never know when some cabal successfully stacks the local Board-minions, sub-rosa and all.)

Meanwhile, I too punt. it's the Comfortable thing to do, eh?



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