Let me preface this post by saying that we are making good, discernible progress on the unpacking front. That being said, I am being challenged daily with considerations about what should go where. I don’t think any of these issues are specific to this house. Any time one moves from one space to another, these types …
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Clicking my heels together
The last few weeks have been quite the whirlwind. There is more than I can possibly say in a single post, but I will do what I can to post more frequently now that we are at least not living bi-coastally. A couple of days after we arrived with cats in tow, David and I …
What a long strange trip its been
Tomorrow I reverse the trip I took in August 1988. Back then I was a naive 17 year old with a New Yorker’s view of the country. When I told people that I was going to college in Portland, the first question was Maine or Oregon (pronounced AR-E-GONE). The question was quickly followed by a …
So many thoughts, so little time
I am building up quite the collection of draft posts that, for an assortment of reasons, I have decided not to post. The most prevalent reason being a lack of time to devote to editing. I tend to draft posts by spewing words on to the screen, so they can be fairly incomprehensible without that …
Our next great adventure
After a week of jet-lagged misery, I am finally over whatever nasty bug I brought home with me and feeling human again. Even so, I don’t think the enormity of the move has fully hit me yet. I am going to take this window of opportunity to share my thoughts before the logistics of a cross-country …
My only hope
In some ways it was hard to be a little girl in the 70s. There weren’t very many female characters to identify with. Sesame Street only had Prairie Dawn who had a whispery voice and was a goody two-shoes. In other words, she annoyed me. Fortunately, I had absolutely no problem assigning gender to non-humans*. I …
Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes it is necessary
This week I decided that I need to break up with the guy who has been cutting my hair for the past 3 years. He is more than just a service provider to me. During that time, he has become a friend and confidant. However, after he shared that he was going into business with …
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Bastille Day
When I was younger and went to summer camp for 8 weeks at a stretch, my dad used to send me an annual Bastille Day letter. Even after camp, once we both had email, he resumed the annual Bastille Day missives for a while. The letters, emails and cards stopped years ago. And This is not the first …
Moose and squirrel
We are back from our adventures in the not-so-wilds of Alaska. It was a great trip with lots of hiking (we hit our step targets almost every day) and fun day trips. We originally thought 10 days might have been too long to spend in Anchorage, but we found it all absolutely worthwhile. Often our adventures …
We don’t need no stinking routine
It seems when I decide to keep my schedule full enough to distract me, I go all the way. The last week completely breezed by, courtesy of my best friend’s visit. We did all of the requisite things, including eating our way through Portland, hanging with friends, seeing Peter Murphy and coworking together. And now …