{"id":17396,"date":"2024-11-06T17:16:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=17396"},"modified":"2024-11-06T17:16:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:16:17","slug":"update-since-september-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=17396","title":{"rendered":"Update Since September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I feel that I am letting this blog go. I just don’t have the interest or feelings to write much. <\/p>\n

As an update for readers, however many remain, this is an update on a big happening that transforms my life:
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\nI will begin (briefly) five years ago when my husband and I were in Toronto for a long-delayed honeymoon.<\/p>\n

Whilst we were there, we explored the possibility of finding a condo that we would live in during summers.<\/p>\n

That didn’t happen, but it began a quest that I carried out alone after my husband died — I officially became a Canadian resident through a special process for some individuals in a class to which I belong.<\/p>\n

During the years from obtaining residency to July 2024, I got credit for the minimum number of days-in-country required to apply for citizenship.<\/p>\n

\"\"I applied, was interviewed, obtained the appropriate Canadian supporters, and on 4 October, I took the Oath of Allegiance and became a Citizen of Canada!<\/p>\n

I am retaining my birthright U.S. citizenship, so now I am dual.<\/p>\n

Brings me to Wednesday November 6… a horrible day to wake up to in the once-united States of America. The country for which I fought, served, and honored, has been set up for destruction by the worst-case scenario. <\/p>\n

I can’t even say its name. <\/p>\n

Now it is time to execute my “back-pocket” plan… and live at least four years (with returns to the U.S. for obligations I have) in Southern Ontario. <\/p>\n

I have a very good friend with whom I spent a lot of time familiarizing myself with his hometown and region. My friend actually met me through this blog, so I am grateful for the reality of getting to know such a kind, special, witty, smart, and hunky Canadian! (Okay, as I’ve said to him, I may flirt a lot ’cause I ain’t dead yet! But no worries, I am harmless.)<\/p>\n

\"\"What will be my new hometown is a beautiful place. It is tranquil, calm, and comfortable for a guy like me. Unpretentious, friendly, affordable, and much like the community where I live in Maryland USA. <\/p>\n

Come 19 January 2025, it is very likely I will make the move out of the former-united States of America to my new country that welcomes kindly, lives its diversity, and is calm yet gets things done.<\/p>\n

Life is short: make plans and execute them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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