"...one of the fortunate few."
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I am blessed beyond measure ... and not because I deserve to be so, believe me ... BUT, I am not financially wealthy. It took planning, hard work, and I still had to come out of pocket, on an ongoing basis, for a significant portion. We all make our choices about how to spend our money ... at least, the money that the assholes in Washington, D.C. allow us to keep ... but, this is a big reason why I don't have additional acreage or take vacations or whatever else might come to mind.
B.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence