So after getting really excited about Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign (and his plan to give every American a $1,000/month Freedom Dividend, plus Medicare for All) I began picturing the future.
I saw myself going to Yang Gang meetings in Cedar Rapids.
Attending the Iowa Caucus, which I’ve never done before.*
Standing in a room filled with balloons and pizza boxes and all the friends I’d made along the way, watching election returns.
But it’s going to be a long time before any of that happens, if it even ends up happening. The Iowa Caucus isn’t until February 3, 2020. A year from now.
A year from now, I might be sending advance copies of NEXT BOOK to industry reviewers. I’ll be one year closer to my goal of being financially independent by 47.** I’ll have been part of at least three and maybe four Chorale Midwest concerts, including our upcoming performance of the Brahms Requiem with Orchestra Iowa. I’ll have taught more classes and written more articles and connected with more people and done many of the things I’m currently hoping I can accomplish.
And my mind has given me pictures of what all of this could look like, down to what I’m wearing and how long my hair might be.***
