funny ... i "dropped out" of the race, or at least tried to, a few years back. moved out of Silicon Valley, moved to a smaller (though not backwater) city, and tried to start over again. i was tele-slack^M^M^M^M^Mcommuting, flew back for meetings, and it all seemed OK.

then i started missing the things bigger cities have to offer. like choices in nightlife. like a real diversity in people. like places to go at 4am ...

and now, i'm working on moving BACK to a city that has a race. or at least trying to.

i got some of my life back from my career while here, but now ... i need *more* of it. i'd love to just go back to 1099 consulting or something ... but it's not really the time for that anymore, in some places.

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