Category Archives: The Move

7,000 somethings…

I have long since argued the ideas of change, religion, love, and that undying, unwavering question “what do I want?”.  I have spent years questioning my beliefs and trying to come up with some sense of clarity on these matters … Continue reading

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Now what…

There are parts of this that I am still adjusting to.  It’s strange to be in this city again.  It’s shocking, cold, joyful, and more than often surreal.  I found my umbrella after unpacking one of the last boxes and … Continue reading

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A tangent of unnecessary sorts…

Ever so slightly, this is beginning to feel like life again.  The vacation is over.  Employment has begun and the boxes are dwindling to a few scattered towers that may as well say ‘find home for me’.  I forgot how … Continue reading

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Static interference…

Home.  In Oregon.  Again.  Let’s see if I can start this over. I could sit here and write the emotions of the drive, the feelings and tears I shed when my heavily caffeinated body crossed the Oregon border, and the … Continue reading

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A smile a day…

I have been waking up early.  Maybe it is to sit on our lake at its calmest of moments.  Maybe it’s to spend the extra few minutes with my mother.  Maybe my body is truly adjusting to sleeping pills (yes, … Continue reading

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To write a life…

I remember when I was little, I had an idea.  My idea was that if I moved away everything would be perfect.  Everything would make sense.  Everything would be better.  All I had to do was leave Oregon.  Oh Little … Continue reading

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And we’re off…

A friend of mine left me an interesting comment the other day.  While he pointed out the obvious, I feel there are parts of my story missing in it…the parts I never felt the need to address before.  Yes, I … Continue reading

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Words of fiction…

It is down to the wire and I don’t have the motivation to even write about it, let alone start packing.  This is going to be easier than the last as the liquor boxes are still right where I left … Continue reading

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One month…

I have 30 days left in South Florida.  I came here with a mission in mind and I feel I will be leaving with a sense of accomplishment.  Truth be told, I am terrified. Something happened here that I didn’t … Continue reading

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Almost home…

I am moving back to Oregon in eight weeks.  I started writing this blog a year ago Thursday.  I have thought about rereading and trying to make sense of this.  I don’t think I have the stomach for it. In … Continue reading

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