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An Embarrassment of Riches

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This is the twenty-first year I’ve been running Slope. From time to time, I’ve mentioned that, as much as I love writing about my life, the very BEST stories – – the ones that are hard to believe – – – are the ones I simply cannot tell.

Perhaps I’m foreclosed from sharing such stories to protect the privacy of others, or because it is too awkward for me personally. Regardless, I am just DYING to talk about my financial relationship with SpaceX, and what it’s like to see this thing lurch higher 20% per day, but I simply cannot. It’s really frustrating, but necessary. So, I’ll keep my stupid trap shut.

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