Thanks for posting the link (even though I'm not Regina, I greatly appreciate it). Might be worth crossing the Potomac and going outside the Beltway.
I start to hyperventilate when I need to go inside the beltway. I guess for you it's more akin to the inmate who's uncomfortable in the real world after being released from jail.
I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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