It’s a mid-summer evening, and the job hunt’s going nowhere. I found my portable radio and turned it to the AM station for the live broadcast from the baseball stadium. …
Notes from the Road, #18: Job Hunt
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Notes from the Road, #17: Weight Loss
The other day I got a Lyft to run some errands at one of the public works offices in town. It had been awhile since I got a Lyft, and …
Notes from the Road, #16
[Content Note: Today’s post deals with a difficult topic, specifically long-term care and end-of-life issues. If you need to give this post a miss for whatever reason, definitely do so. …
Notes from the Road, 14
It’s moving day. We just got the go-ahead to start moving in, and I’m doing the first phase late in the day and into the night, since the cleaner was …
Notes from the Road, #12
The weather’s finally starting to warm up on my run to the store. My family member’s hospital stay totally threw off my sleep schedule, or should I say, what passes …
Notes from the Road, #11
It’s so cold out here. This place is now basically what a tundra on steroids wants to be when it grows up. I’m so sick of it, and it feels …
Notes from the Road, #10
It’s the middle of the night, and we’re having a bout of arctic winds roaring in from Northern Canada. It’s dark, the neighborhood’s a ghost town, and the only places …
Notes from the Road, #8
The last bus due out here left two hours ago. It’s far too easy to get sidetracked at the Wally World, and since service ends early on Sundays, I came …
Notes from the Road, #7: Mall-Walking, Pandemic Style
Some people like to get their exercise by mall walking, which I think is great. It’s a safe place, no weather hazards to deal with, and there’s always the chance …
Notes from the Road, #6
The new year isn’t even a week old, and already things feel like they’ve reached a stalemate. I walk down a route usually reserved for the bike, but due to …