Yesterday was a hard day, waves of tears, cancelled plans, out of sorts ( Read more... )

Wednesday morning I was still somewhat discomfited by the weird interation on the boardwalk, and as I ate breakfast I was pondering walking alone. And eating alone, and dancing alone, and swimming alone, and can I leave my stuff here when I go to the bathroom, and will I be able to both drive and navigate, and ... it quickly goes deep and wide ( Read more... )

Wow, yesterday was quite a day ( Read more... )

• hotel parking lot songbirds filling bare trees
• crows dotting the fenceposts along the road
• fog levels clearly delineating the heights of the various sets of foothills
• big Vs of geese, honking loud enough to be heard from inside the car
• a group of super-tall herons very close to the road, almost posing

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Today I accomplished my goal and made it to Williams, California, which is approximately half way to Venice ( Read more... )

Of course every day starts a new year but this one is starting a new life too. I'm taking off for an extended road trip in California, a sabbatical designed to help me press the reset button and figure out what is next. Theme for the year "Pushed by pain; pulled by possibilities". When I left on the last trip it was all pain and I was shocked by ( Read more... )

So many people have asked me for an update on my dad's situation that I've decided to summarize things here ( Read more... )

I'm going to take a medical Spanish class this quarter which is offered through Mt Hood Community College as an online course (no credits, no class meetings). It starts Jan 19th and runs for six weeks with new lessons posted on Weds and Fri including audio and a forum for students. Anyone interested in taking this class with me? We could "hablar" ( Read more... )

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