Mornin’ all. About an hour after sunrise here, partly cloudy and 56/13 on the way to 66/19. So feels like icebergs have suddenly drifted nearby, but I can’t see any. I ate what was probably a too-carby late dinner and had a single glass of wine. By 8:30pm I could not stay awake, so went to sleep and 10-1/2 hours later I was up & refreshed. Felt very good, and doubtless the first of many restorative sleeps on my guilt-free tiptoe-less schedule.
Shoe good luck with the new POS of a P.O.S. I’m sure it’ll have some rant-worthy features. Which we’ll enjoy hearing all about. 
And best of luck resolving the car issues. Whatever plastic thingy is broken under the front / engine is 100% optional. Odds are you broke it, rather than a bolt coming out. A dealership might balk at just removing it without a replacement, but I’m sure any Bob’s Garage sorta place would be happy to pull it off and leave it off for you.
And double-hooray for Romeo. Free food and unlimited willing females sounds like my kinda job. Especially right now. :leer:
Although as I’ve commented for years decades about pilots who go into the drug-running trade:
Lucrative work, but the retirement plan really sucks.
One of my high school era airport friends went into that line of work. Died at the age of 20 in a hail of gunfire into his back “while escaping” from the Mexican Federales.
Romeo: Ask not for whom the snake awaits. It awaits for thee.
VanGo I’m sorry to hear you’re down in it. For me at least, winter always did that. Even down here where “winter” always needs quotes around it. I expect things will turn around in a bit for you soon-ish.
As to a couple things from last week:
Ultimately that’s it. And beautifully said. Thank you.
Which is why I concluded that extended counseling, etc., would be futile. Not for lack of mutual goodwill, but from lack of similarity in nearly everything that matters. I do not think she is wrong, merely too different. I believe, not that it matters, that she has a much harder time than I do separating personal opinion / preference from objective universal fact. Although I’d not be surprised to discover that she thinks the same of me; I truly don’t know and now (happily) won’t have an opportunity to find out.
Several of you last week made similar points. All of which were well-taken.
One of things I’d noticed in recent months was how much what I chose to write about HL was painting a real negative picture. And I was being deliberately selective, not wanting to turn into one of those people whose favorite topic is spouse-bashing. Looking back at the overall picture of what I was writing about HL was a form of Rorschach; showing me the feelings behind the facts so to speak. Or maybe finally seeing the forest for the trees. My recognizing that almost all of it was irritatingly negative was a big part of what catalyzed getting my ass in gear to do something.
Y’all make a great sounding board. Even if the “music” is mostly discordant.
I think doing something with exotic locals might be fun! Miami has lots of exotic locals. Some of 'em are even cute :leer:
As to visiting other locales, that is imminent. Totally TBD, but imminent. Might follow FCM to Antarctica.