"It was twenty!"

Hazy recollection of last Friday evening as a whole, but what a day.  From the Emirates tour to the Bierschenke draw, cab across the Thames, old school yard cocktails and pizza, then into the show.  Boats beating back ceaselessly into the past from the beginning, which was off.  Still remember vividly the faces of some of the actors, and the Queen-3-7 that ended it all.  A sumptuous night, topped off by the mindless tube riding to Baker Street and Manor House.  In all, as much fun as you can have, recalling the excesses of the Tomatina.

A few days so well done that things were not even spoiled by the United loss.  No doubt because of the hungover mood, the haircut and Piebury traditions, and how well the team played.  You can't win them all, alas.  I wonder if there will be another chance to see inside the Emirates in May...

The whale and pub research started nicely, and I did enjoy the reception that the Ahab's idea keeps receiving when disclosed.  It's a retirement idea, but why can't it work, at this stage and in conjunction with a serious go at writing?  I see no reason why not.  It will be a sacrifice that will require a serious change in spending, in lifestyle, and choices to be made.  It helps I've been preparing for it for so long...

The timing, if not laid out here previously, begins to sort itself.  Although no Transsiberian, the Moscow flight has been seized, 6 matches in 11 days in 4 cities it is.  Hopefully an accepted offer by June 8th, and closing on August 1, and so the summer and fall flow together and pass before you know it.  A last winter and paid vacation Caribbean escape, before an April farewell?  It sounds right.  With Lav's renewal set to expire on Oct 25th, your course seems set for the 2019 season, and beyond.

Just to have the courage to say that big Yes.