"...be usually prevented by.."

ummm..enquiring mind wants to know how many chances I get.

(If I had enough money, I'd endow a fund to hire some Hollywood effects artists to monitor my life and, if I pass on before you do, create a simulacrum of myself which would sneak into your bedroom late at night and whisper in your ear..."Damn, Amos, you were right!"

Since some of the most pleasant weather I ever encountered was in San Diego when I was young, that is a fine offer...even to a disembodied spirit. I think I'd rather do it BEFORE I go, however, given my suspicions about metaphysical realms. Remember, my greatest regret is that, if *I* am right, I don't get to say "I told you so!"