I arrived in Oviedo from London nervous and excited. I’m a well-seasoned traveler, but somehow this felt different. I was starting my Camino the next day. This was something I’d never done. I’d camped for a week in the BWCA...
Read moreI overpacked. I found out when I unpacked in the garage, taking precautions against bed bugs. The clothes were easy: everything went straight into the washer, sorted into cold-water-only and the few things that could handle a hot wash and...
Read moreThe main reason I booked a tour company was simple. I wanted to focus on the Camino itself, not on where I’d sleep each night or whether I could hike 15 miles or more with a heavy pack on my...
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Here we are, a point no one ever expected one year ago when all of this started. So much has happened over the past year, while so much hasn’t happened as I spent twelve months effectively home full-time. A twelve-month Read more
God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; The courage to change the things I can; And the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting Read more
Watching Hallmark Christmas movies this year on my fancy new smart TV got me thinking. There was a time when I thought that I wanted the big house with the white picket fence and the fancy décor (which is expanded Read more
The final step, posing with my Compestela showing the completion of my goal.
This month, I moved into a single-family home in my new city of Erie, Pennsylvania. That may not sound like much, but it’s a change of course in what I’ve been doing for the past seven years. When I returned Read more
I read an interesting article about Target Corporation and their recent revenue hit due to people boycotting them over their roll-back of DEI initiatives, including ceasing their support for black owned businesses. In their infinite wisdom, the leadership of the Read more
Here’s a journal entry I created in March 2021. Good to look back sometimes. This weekend, I traveled to West Sacramento to spend time with a friend. The plan was loosely based on drinking – beer, wine, Gin & Tonics, Read more
What a year this has been so far. While I thought 2018 was difficult – a year of many endings and chapters closing; 2024 has been a ‘hold my beer’ kind of year. Recovering from TKR and dealing with being Read more
From Wikipedia: “The Eurovision Song Contest, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed live and transmitted to national broadcasters via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes Read more
What have I been up to since March, as I prepared to leave Quotient Sciences and look for my next opportunity? I have taken advantage of this transition to take care of some things and set myself up for the Read more
