Karma is a Journey

I eventually moved back to Cali, where I ran for mayor of San Diego. A few years later, I became the governor of the great state of California for one term. By then, the political bug left me. Lobbying seemed the natural transition point, but I didn't want the DC life anymore. So, I went back to work with Roger. By then, I had two more kids with Meredith. She had one more with Roger, and he got his PA knocked up. But the kids are a big part of our lives, and there are always plenty of aunts and uncles to take care of them. There is mom and dad for each child, and all other adults are uncles or aunts. Look, it's California. We do things different here.

Oh, stop laughing or shaking your heads. I stopped being a vanilla-basic type long before I went back to San Diego.

Patricia never married again. During an invitation to a cruise on the Mediterranean, she fell in love with European life and moved there. Patricia has a seaside villa in Spain, an apartment in Rome, and a Greek island condo. Last I heard, she has a boyfriend in each location. She will never change.

Lori married one of Duke's competitors, and they moved to Florida. They own two hotels and three condo buildings. He had two children from a previous marriage, but Lori gave him another two. I hope she is happy. She finally got the man and lifestyle she wanted. But it turns out she is the one living a vanilla and conventional life. Go figure.

Karma really is a journey.

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Look.

I know some of you live in a world of "sugar and spice and everything nice." A world where your first love is expected to stay chaste to you from high school until the end. If you have found that happy place, power to you, and I envy your happiness.

But the rest of us slobs are struggling to make heads or tails of this crazy universe. We have failed marriages, kids out of wedlock, cheating spouses, oh it's a nightmare. But we make do in our own way.

Cut us some slack, will you?

Thanks for reading. Until next time I post try and relax. The fate of the world depends on it.