Tag: 2022
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And Just Like That…

Life returns to normal. Work continues as usual. Autumn arrives, thank goodness. Nights cool enough to require a comforter. A duvet cover without a comforter inside is just a sheet. A travel partner living in another state is just a distant friend. The desert without 18 hours of blazing sun is rather comfortable. Recent rains…
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Consequences and Truths

And random ponderings. We left Pensacola Beach, Florida on Thursday, September 29th, and my real life began again on Sunday, October 2nd. Here in the desert I work, drink water, pet dogs, and try to maintain some balance between rest and activity. I spent time at Ingo’s Art Cafe Sunday afternoon, listening to the Black…
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Roadblock Ahead

They’re mobilizing the National Guard today to help with the hurricane disaster in Florida. We’re in Slidell, Louisiana waiting for What looks like a convoy of giant military vehicles getting on the highway east. Prior to this we were headed west on highway 10 as other groups headed the opposite way towards Florida. Convoys of…
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Chest tight. Breathing shallow. Focus hazy. Attention span of a gnat. What do gnats actually see while moving so fast in spirals and zig zags. Do they breathe? Do they worry? I cannot stay on one thought at a time because there’s so much outside my sphere of control to manage. The economy. Immigration. Pending…
