For most of the past week I’ve been in California, attending a securities conference but also using one of my rare trips to the Left Coast to visit friends and readers on the way there and back.
One thing I consistently heard was that people are making plans to leave California and waiting for the right moment in life.
In Los Angeles, I had the chance to meet up with long-time reader, commenter, and friend, who goes by the commenter handle Luke Hand Cool. We first met back in 2012, and then again in 2015, 2020, and on this recent trip. We met at a bagel place in Beverly Hills, not far from where I was staying. You would not believe the prices. Fortunately, he paid.
I thought it made sense to put together a composite of images to see how we have aged. See the Featured Image above. (The sequence is 2012 top left, 2015 top right, 2020 bottom left, 2023 bottom right.)
How are we doing?
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