Tag Archives: travel

Things I’m looking forward to

Soon I will be vocationally dislocated for some period of time. While I do hope this won’t be for a protracted period of time, there are some things I’m looking forward to doing while I am. I need to clean … Continue reading

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Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future

I don’t care for mediums and middles, never have, so I guess in that regard 2012 was a winner. I went to three funerals, and there were three more I should have gone to. I went to a wedding. One … Continue reading

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Weird things people say

So yesterday, my friend Christiane and I went to Scott’s and piddled around for a few hours. I bought some things, she bought some things. Then I found a Barcelona chair and ottoman that I think I want, only they’re … Continue reading

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A month of thankfulness – Day 1

I’ve done some stupid things and had some hairy experiences, most of them not caused by the stupid things I’ve done. For the most part, I’ve come through unscathed, but not unschooled. I’m thankful that I’ve lived to tell the … Continue reading

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I have a condition.

No, really, I do. I have a rare condition in which my body produces excess cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) and then can’t throw it off fast enough. It used to be called Pseudotumor Cerebri because it makes your body act like … Continue reading

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These boots were made for walking…

And just like that, I have booked an apartment in Rome. It’s less than 60 days until we leave so it’s too late to cancel. We’re really going. I don’t know what a dongle is, but we have one in … Continue reading

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I’m practically gone

Went and had a passport picture made today. It’s better than the last one, but that’s not saying much. The man who took it told me he’d been to Paris and Rome. Texas and Georgia. Grew up on Amsterdam, right … Continue reading

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