I'm just thinking: if I had had the money, back in 1985, I would have stayed in England. I felt comfortable there: I had come to feel at home, even. There was much to like: health care (how's that for timely?); a certain calmness, comparatively speaking; a lack of much of the day-to-day "drama" -- even insanity -- that passes for culture, politics, and society here in these United States.

What I would have missed out on was: knowing my niece and nephew, as well as every last one of the richest, most satisfying, most nurturing friendships in which I am currently involved, many of them being on the short list of the most fulfilling relationships of my entire life.

Wanting to stay over there just goes to show how much I knew....


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