Bye, Felicia!
I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies. Winston Churchill And it’s done! I filed for divorce today. It was a mixed bag of emotions; there was a lingering sentiment and wistful reminiscing about the life I had, but those feelings were buttressed up against the […]
Love is a Dog
… When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,They shall have stars at elbow and foot Dylan Thomas “And Death Shall Have No Dominion” One year ago today was one of the hardest days of my life. June 20, 2018, was the day I had to say goodbye to a little black […]
Love. It’s what makes a Subaru, a Subaru.
So…yeah…I bought a new car, a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Limited. I had been working with a couple of dealerships here in Washington State, but ended up buying my car from a dealership in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and took delivery last night around 7:00 PM. The GM was good enough to meet me halfway in Davenport, […]
A Fresh Start at 50
In lucem aeternitatis. In the light of eternity. I’ll be 50 in less than two months and in less than two weeks I’ll be completely moved out of what has been my home for the past five years. I never conceived that my 10-year relationship would end essentially via stream-of-consciousness, rambling text messages two months […]
Coddiwomple
(v.) to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague desination. It’s been well over six months since my last post. This site was intended to be the anchor for me to continue my web development lessons, but alas, life found a way to distract me, and, once again, I’ll slowly attempt to carve out […]
Monday, July 2, 2018
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention – John Burroughs REBOOT You know when you don’t have a Pug around anymore. There’s a quiet unease from the absence of their labored breathing, their snorts, their sneezes, their farts, and the clacking sound their claws make from their peculiar gait. Something had to be […]
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
SAYING GOODBYE Last Wednesday, June 20, 2018, our little Pug, Ms. Pickles, had to be put down due to complications from a routine teeth cleaning. This came as a complete shock to both myself and Tiago and we’re learning to navigate our way without our little girl. Even though we still have four dogs, there […]
Saturday, June 9, 2018
I just learned that someone who was an important part of my life back in the late ’90s died last January. Even though it’s been close to 19 years since I last saw him, he always made me smile and I considered him a friend. When I first me Stephen Bertrand Kittrell (1956-2018) he lived […]
2017 – Day 197
Sunday, July 16, 2017 Boo and I got up early today to drive up and hike Maple Pass. The hike was just shy of 9 miles, but it’s one of the most spectacular hikes one can undertake. There was a lot of snow at the top of the summit. I think we’ll wait another […]
2017 – Days 188-190
Friday, July 7, 2017 What a weekend! Boo and I met our friends Mark and Gary in Vancouver, British Columbia, for the weekend. We booked a room at the Skwachàys Lodge. It’s an aboriginal arts hotel skirting in old town Vancouver. While the neighborhood itself was less than desirable, we enjoyed out stay. My only real […]