"Give me some seconds please..."

Scotia captures the elicit email transfer scam attempt.  The call centre employee re-activating the card for online banking kept repeating the memorable phrase in the title, as you sort out the long-term financial planning for another year.  Will the bubble burst?  Should you cash out of some of the recent gains now?  The "Be right.  Sit tight." crowd versus the cold truth that "...one can never go broke taking profits." 

I wonder how you will look back on the investment in the wind farm that you were so instrumental in protecting that you are handing over this afternoon in exchange for tax credits and 20 years of dividends.  I wonder how you will look back on the ultimate worth of the "incredible" assets of Friedland and co.  I wonder if you will implement the bold new idea that came to you a few nights ago in a dream and crystallized further during this morning's long-ish breakfast at the Hollis, as you stared into the pillar in front and dreamed of the road's call...

It is an idea that is simple enough.  A true creative non-fiction idea.  2020 and the death of nuance.  20/20 Hindsight.  America in the age of Trump.  A year through all 50 (divided) states.  Etc. 

And so the plan is hatched and made more formal by the purchase of two maps and a book.  To peruse, and begin the long-term planning.  King's start in 2019.  The main year of the course focused on the research and writing.  Completion and pitch in NYC aligned for early 2021.

The original Camino plan suffered through some fits and starts but ultimately carried the day, as did the goals for the 6 month travel sabbatical and the aborted PhD.  Antarctica as well, postponed by a year (or else you would be on Elephant island today), but firmly in view for a 2018 escape.  I wonder if this is the roughly final shape the MFA degree might take?

I think it might.  Me gusto.  Go out into the world, and slowly, surely, make it so.  Give me those seconds!

POSTSCRIPT - And a $150 order of classics in the genre to get you started as well.  The likes of HST, DFW, Mailer, Lewis, White, and others.  Heh.  Thanks Amazon.