Brother becomes father. Changing roles, shifting tides. Daughter, cousin, niece; a new life, a new rhythm. Evermore we dance ’round this carousel, her at the center. Following her cue, forever until we part. Gaining momentum as we go. Hello, darling. It’s you. Just as I imagined. Kindred, one of the tribe. Loved by all. My [...]
Since I don’t have a fossil-fueled vehicle anymore (I’m in the process of selling my truck back home, so if you’re interested…) I thought it would be a good idea to start biking everywhere. During our stay in Oceanside the past few months I was able to walk wherever I needed, but since we moved [...]
The other day I was walking to my favorite coffee house around the corner and I spotted this note while checking my mail. It was placed under a rock on the front step of the house we’ve been waiting to move into for 2 months. Construction still isn’t finished so we decided to get out [...]
**UPDATE 9/21/09 – Received yet another e-mail about Transamerica. The victim, Suzanne, has summarized her experience in a comment below. She also pointed me to this article of a local news network covering a woman in Seattle who was screwed by Transamerica Moving in much the same way as me and many of the unfortunate [...]
Yesterday afternoon my brother and I went on an hour-long bike ride along the San Diego coast. The weather was amazing and the view from Coast Hwy is remarkable, especially near the Carlsbad area. Since this was my first time riding in dense traffic on a road bike and this is something I have never [...]
I don’t even know where to start. Our move to San Diego was so exhausting I don’t have the energy to write it all out so I will try to summarize. It all started with the moving company (Transamerica) consistently telling us they would call us back regarding the the status of our move and [...]
Haven’t blogged for a while. Things have been moving incredibly fast since graduation. On top of moving all my stuff from my apartment in Manhattan to my Dad’s house in Overland Park, I had to say my last goodbyes (one of which was my g/f who I won’t see for possibly 2 years – wasn’t [...]
