It should be said...

Talked with HW this aft.  Straight-forward and to the point, no real concerns or opposition to the idea, as uncomfortable as the initial launching into such discussions can be.  Just what you would hope for, in terms of reaction and result.  Occasions which suggest - is there more you could try to do to stay, even for a little while?  Conversations with Connors and Hayes reinforcing the point.  Some of these people, these partners of yours, are quite stellar.  I have so many broader hopes and dreams, fears and concerns, impulses and objections.  How to thread the needle, run the table, do the right thing, make the right call.

The beautiful thing about the timing of the Bark is the distance, the open space, to consider decisions.  That's why the prior post may be wrong about whether to approach Levena formally too soon.  Take the drive, check out the place, see some whales and stop off at Mush-a-mush with some junk for a last sunset.  Spruce up the condo and put it on the market for a limited time and see what happens, but still have a plan to see out 2018.  The plan 40 is alive and well.  The question is when it starts, officially.  MFA could wait until 2019.  Ahab's could start as a side project.  Options.  Choices.

Remember the closing down of summer.  The red skies.  The endless aching wondering.  What next?