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 …
Category Archives: Portland
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 …
Nerxcited
My niecelette N coined a new word: nerxcited. It is a state of being both nervous and excited. I wanted to share it because it is the perfect descriptor of how I have been feeling ever since we started down the adoption road. I constantly feel like a kaleidoscope of butterflies have taken up residence in my stomach, living …
Here Comes the Rain Again
I originally had grand plans for picking my life right back up where I left it after my six week program, but my body had plans of its own. Instead of getting a little more work in before taking 2 full days off, I spent a week being sick. I don’t get sick very often, but …
Achievement Unlocked: Mt. Tabor
Today I finally the opportunity to test out the leg muscles I had built with all of the uphill walking in Lake Placid. My goal had been to just go to the upper reservoir in Mt. Tabor Park, but I was feeling inspired, so I found myself continuing up to the peak where the Harvey …
Thwarted
Things had been going so well…that is…until the powers that be started pushing back. Last week, I walked everyday and logged over twenty miles. However, my Friday walk was thwarted by a downpour. I didn’t think I was just a fair weather walked because I have walked in drizzles before. But, when the rain started really coming …
A Mini-Adventure
This morning I woke up convinced it was Friday. Fridays are a relaxed, kick-back kind of day. Fun things happen on Fridays. I think that kind of set the tone for the day so far. As is my wont, I started my day by reading my RSS feeds. That is when I found out that …
3 Weeks of Unintentional Practice
As part of my personal observance of sheloshim (the 30 days after my father’s burial) I have chosen not to listen to music or watch TV (that includes Hulu) or movies. While I am permitting myself to listen to NPR during this period, so far I have chosen not to. These past three weeks my …
Coming Back to Life
I have been working full time this week as I slowly try to get through my backlog. While based on the feedback I have been getting, the work I have been doing has been good, it has been taking a huge amount out of me. Even with a daily 1 1/2-2 hour nap, I have …