well well well. we didn't get romney. we got an obama who seems in some ways to be trying to look like the romney we choose him because we didn't want. wonder of wonders i DID get to move, and to a place that i feel and expect, to be healthier for me. even if it still isn't where i would absolutely prefer. just mostly close enough, and still maybe enough time left in my life to do even better. but if not, this will do. not quite 65 yet, its still less then half a month since new years. because its a little more isolated from the rest of the world, i'm a little less insecure about what happens in it. still not really insulated though.