today is my last day living and working where I have lived and worked for the past three years
I’m eager to put my apartment behind me, eager to move into a space where I will be more comfortable, as I have mentioned plenty...
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2024
a place for everything
I’m on the home stretch of moving out of the apartment. And I realize I have probably been writing about it too much lately. It...
Taking things apart
I never use glue when making something. Especially in my woodworking projects, and most of the time in my leather projects. I always have the...
Raining Dumpsters
There are two things I did not consider back in May of 2021 when I toured the apartment building I’ve lived in for the past...
Been a while: some catching up on life, The Strathmere, and so on
Good evening...pour a glass or make some tea, or have some coffee while we catch up. LifeI haven’t journaled in a while. I haven’t published...
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I’m not sure what to write - this is so personal
I’m with my family. My parents and my brother with his family. Mozzie is with me. We are currently in Strathmere, New Jersey. The beach...
popcorn
Driving home tonight I was hit with the desire for popcorn, and so I made some. Watching, actually _watching_, The Newsroom. Some quick thoughts: •...
I’m looking forward to empty space
Another one of those nights where I’m tired but not tired enough to go to sleep. Well, that’s probably not true. I could absolutely go...
sunday list
Sunday napsThe past few Sunday’s I have had to take a nap just to push through the rest of the day. Usually around 2 or...
Playing checkers
Tuesday night we all went out for dinner to Cracker Barrel. Mozzie was in the mood for their pancakes, and Lindsay and I can always...
my bike
I don’t have the energy for work but I’m not entirely ready for bed and I don’t know any in-between, so I’ll write about my...
movement
Part of me is a nomad, maybe a large part of me. I struggle to stay in one place for too long, I like to...
A few things I’ve wanted lately
• Go back to pre-smartphone days • Go back to pre-2020 days • A DVD tower • A CD book • Replacing my lost record...
A time for everything
When I have a thought, or an idea, or a thing I want to do, I write it down. I write it in the notebook...
Being aware
I’ll keep this vague because the details don’t matter as much as my reaction to them does, or the lack of my reaction. We have...
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Counter intuitive
“I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer. ~ Martin Luther” When the days begin to feel...
Addressing the elephant in the room
Lindsay and I have never actually talked about our marriage since separating and the subsequent divorce. And don’t worry, I’m not going to get into...
Getting in my own way
Someone once told me that they thought I needed to play competitive sports, do something competitive, anything competitive! I declined. They asked why. I said...
drinking, memories, dating
“People say they drink to forget. When I drink I remember. I remember things I thought lost. I experience emotions I thought stifled. My eyes...
Time to Settle
I have been on “high alert” for a while, 6 months actually. I didn’t realize it while in the midst of things but looking back...yeah,...
small list of things passing through my brain re my upcoming move
• Feeling nostalgic lately for physical media (CD, DVD, record, etc). Thinking maybe once I move I’ll add an old school DVD “tower” in the...
Sitting in silence
Some mornings, when I get to the part where I write out my grateful log, I’ll just sit and think. Some mornings the list is...
Four Things
• More West Wing on while working this afternoon. • Day two of what looks like a week or so of rain. • Probably because...
Unrelenting determination
Part of who I am, part of what makes me me, is my focus. My drive. My unrelenting determination. As with most character traits, this...
Next up
Last Thursday I signed and returned my intent to the leasing office of the apartment building I have lived in for the last 3-years, indicating...