The Art of Saying Goodbye: Practicing My Skills
Yesterday, I took the stack of cash I’ve gotten from selling off my stuff and I paid my final month’s rent in person. After eight years in this house, I want to give myself the gift of […]
Starving the Beast (With Thanks to Ronald Reagan)
As I’m working to extricate myself from this leased home, I notice a beast trying to hold me back. That beast is the belief that this home actually is me and without it I’m nobody […]
WTF Are You Doing? An Interview With Myself
After my decades in journalism, I consider myself a pretty good interviewer. There’s an art to interviewing folks so that you get some good quotes for your story. You have to lean forward and look […]
It’s So Darling! But Where Are You Going to Park It?
As I type these words, I’m keeping an eye on my email inbox. I have queried an RV park in California near my sister’s house to see if I might stay there occasionally in the […]
A Grand Adventure or a Massive Mistake?
This oversized silk slip-covered chair has been my favorite possession for at least 15 years. About a week ago, I gave it away to a loved one. First it was there. And then it was gone, with […]
Not All Campsites Are Created Equal, and Other Lessons Learned
It was Day 3 of a planned 14-day camping trip, and I had already given up and retreated back home. Am I a quitter? A loser? Pathetic? Maybe all of the above. But so dang happy to be […]