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September 24, 2009
The Only Constant is Change
I admit that my mouse has grown accustomed to knowing exactly where to stop in selecting the Category for our blog postings for the last 3.5 years. It naturally lands on "New York". It's like a magnet that guides me to its selection.
Soon, very soon, I will add a new Category for this site entitled "California". It may take me a while to change the magnetic draw of New York, but in time, this too shall change.
Chis and the company he works for decided that the best place for him to be is in the San Francisco Bay Area, closer to the global marketing group and its resources. And true, he needs a better balance of work and life. We all do, but Chis works investment banker hours, but doesn't get paid like an investment banker. Well, at least those who are lucky enough to still be employed.
And so it is that our lives will move again. Anybody who knows us well, will not be surprised by the news. In fact, my calendar suggests we are approximately 7 months overdue for a big change like this.
Prana, our darling sailboat that we have enjoyed immensely over the past two seasons, will be coming with us. To be true, she will arrive in Richmond, California before we do. She will be hauled from the water on October 19, prepped for shipping, then settled on a trailer for her 3,000 mile journey across the USA. I will be there to greet her when she arrives, look for a place to live, and find an office for me to open Goldfish Advisors, my new corporate finance advisory practice (an evolution from Catfish Capital Partners for those of you who knew me then).
Our condo in New York has been listed for sale since June, anticipating that this was coming. Sadly, the New York real estate market is still not moving, despite what the New York Times reports. The banks are still not lending. Last week, it was listed to rent. No sense selling into a falling market?
Chis and I have been working on a list of the 20 things we will miss about New York, and the 20 things we won't. It started out as the 10 things, and grew from there. I'm sure we will get to 30 or 40 or 50 before we are done, and it will probably be equally balanced. That's what New York is all about - for all of its excitement, energy, crowds, shopping, promenades, etc. there is the noise, chaos, honking, sirens, demanding people, and neurosis. Don't worry, we'll post our top 20 when we're done. In the meantime, thanks to those who came to visit, and we welcome you all to visit us in the Bay Area.
I'm so proud of Chis. He is my shadow. I am his. Home is where he is, and if that means New York, San Francisco, Vancouver, Toronto or the middle of the Pacific Ocean, we'll be there. Together.
Posted by dave at September 24, 2009 07:42 PM