1.24.10 rule

In my first career I had a strategy for avoiding jobs I did not want: I just set my hourly fee so high nobody could afford the time.

This rule has worked in countless situations requiring subtlety, though I have no qualms about blunt refusal. When I say no people believe me. That is my thing - how I operate - how my life works.

But lately the control panel seems to be malfunctioning. I say no and someone replies would you like to fly (here/there/anywhere) to reconsider?

Um, okay. So long as you understand you are buying my time, not my consent.

Another set of free tickets, this time to Seattle - first class and purchased on short notice - why not?

To prepare I erased all the messages and contacts off my stateside phone. It's like the past five years never happened!

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