Hope
It’s still too early to guarantee anything, but today was the best day in a long time. Got a phone call that will hopefully lead to more phone calls that will hopefully lead to busting out of this rut...
View ArticleLife Is Timing
Got an email and phone call this week that could throw everything in confusion. It’s sort of funny how things work out. For months I’ve had absolutely zero response to job queries. Suddenly, I’ve got...
View ArticleThe Tax Man Cometh
It’s March 1 and I’m doing my taxes, which is amazing, since I normally don’t touch them until, say, April 14. Doesn’t look a refund this year, but I won’t be paying as much as I did last year, which...
View ArticleHope Is Such A Tenuous Thing
And, just like that, one of my hopes evaporated, apparently in a classic case of it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Meanwhile, my second hope has dropped off the radar. A week ago, I was...
View ArticleSeasonal
I like the changing of the seasons, but it takes a while for my body to catch up. Starting to get nose bleeds as the weather gets warmer. Guess my body is sued to colder weather and needs to adjust....
View ArticleSaddle Sore
Made the first ride of the season today, a short jaunt with family and friends along the Burke-Gilman. Started in Bothell, went to Lake Forest Park for lunch, then rode back. It’s been so long since...
View ArticleGoodbye, Ebert
A sad day for movie fans everywhere, as Roger Ebert lost his battle against the cancer that robbed him of his ability to speak, eat, and drink, but not his ability to write. I’ll always remember...
View ArticleThe Iron Lady
I remember going through a few presidents as a child (Carter, Reagan, Bush), but there only seemed to be one British prime minister: Thatcher. The passing of the Iron Lady makes me pause. I recall the...
View ArticleBoston
I’ve only been to Boston three of our times, the most recent of which was way back in 2007. It was winter, and snowing, and I walked around the famous North End early in the morning. Though clad in...
View ArticleScreamer
Have you ever woken up screaming? I did, today. First time I can recall, too. I can barely remember the details, but all I know is that I bolted up in bed.
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