mtbc | Throwing the die (Reply)

Now I realize that one of my largest gambles has paid off: moving alone from Europe to a red state, where I know nobody, during a somewhat-denied pandemic. Not only did the travel feel risky but also the various new-life-setup tasks that follow, such as the driving test. I got through the move and all the way to vaccination without contracting COVID-19.

While I am cautious and double-check a lot, I also take large, though calculated, risks. Indeed, I would have taken a far less secure job too were others not depending on me. I may be conservative but I also know that, from where I am, that course will not deliver satisfactory outcomes. So, just as with the remains of my investment portfolio, I take risks in other spheres, hoping they pay off, and willing to bear the cost if they fail. Which they sometimes do, e.g., all the work needing done on this house that went unreported in the inspection.

Anyhow, my make a new life elsewhere while under the shroud of plague gamble was at the borderline of my tolerance, especially given that it is only more recently we learned that the vaccines appear effective for long-haul COVID-19. Between, say, that or the house working out, I would certainly have picked my health, and I am pleased that things seem to have gone that way.