Archive for February, 2006



It’s Over and It’s Beginning

Published on February 28, 2006

We are sitting at the airport waiting to take off. Everything these past ten days has been surreal. Mixed up. Sad about endings; happy about new beginnings. Lots of time spent with friends. I’d been holding it together fairly well but finally had my cathartic release during the last hour in the house. Packing up […]


Friends

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We have been so fortunate to acquire such an eclectic group of friends. During the last months as we’ve prepared for our move, we’ve had a lot of time to delight in our friendships. And during this last week, our friends have been there to take care of us – offering up their homes and […]


Packing Up da House

Published on February 27, 2006

On Monday & Tuesday, Feb 20th & 21st, we had our house packed up by Allied International.
After another restless slumber, a crew of six men in a large truck showed up at 8:30 am with vast amounts of wrapping materials. The foreman surveyed the house, determined there wasn’t enough room to actually ‘work’, […]


The Kidlet Gang

Published on February 20, 2006

Last night we had dinner with the ‘kidlet’ gang. This refers to a group of my long-term close friends of whom the majority now have kids. They are my west coast family — I’ve been friends with them since I moved to SF in 1989. We know each other’s families; we’ve been on countless vacations […]


Emotional SeeSaw Part II

Published on February 18, 2006

I didn’t think it was possible, but this week was absolutely worse than last week. The ol’ insomnia has kicked in. I’ve been averaging five to six hours sleep a night, generally eyes popping open around four or five am, unable to calm the mind back into a peaceful slumber. We are in the vortex, […]