It’s 8 am. It’ll be later than that by the time I finish writing this. The plan was to get up early(ish), have some breakfast, walk to the laundromat and do what people do at laundromats, and then go look at a few apartments. I have showings at 10:30am, 1pm, and 2pm. I like to…
Category: Life
Re-learning to Run
Today I went for a run. It was my second run this week. My hope is to get back into the habit of running. I used to run. I ran without much regularity for a while. Then, when I got divorced in 2016, I started running more frequently. I was dating people, trying to get…
It Was a Good Day
Settling in without really settling in – that’s what I’ve been doing. My first full day here, yesterday, was a mix of getting my bearings, trying to adjust my habits, and working on a game plan. In terms of doing what I NEED to do, I checked out two apartments along with their surrounding neighborhoods….
New Beginnings Can Be Overwhelming
Having arrived in San Francisco yesterday, I felt a strange sense of pride well up inside me. I sat at a park near the water looking out at the Golden Gate Bridge and had this “I made it. I’m here.” sensation. I walked with a little more bounce in my step, and having been here…
Victory Lap
After 53 days, 6,140 miles through 17 states with stops in more than a dozen cities, 3 national parks… through rain, fog, sleet, snow, and wind, in deserts, mountains, forests, and on two different coastlines… I’ve arrived in San Francisco. I’ve had more drinks with strangers at bars than I can count. I started the…
Shifting Gears
Fittingly, tonight, my last night on the road before I arrive in San Francisco, I ran out of steam. I spent the day driving to Monterey and then walking along the waterfront. I had lunch at a great little French bakery. I had a couple of beers and an early dinner at a brewery that…
Advice to a Friend (and Also to Myself)
Twice this week, I spoke with a friend who wanted my opinion on a marital issue. I’ve been told I’m good at that stuff: providing sage, honest, and tender relationship advice. I try to remind people that I’m single (as in not very successful in this domain) and maybe not as wise as they think….
Being a Novice, Navigating Traffic, and Decision Fatigue
On Tuesday morning (today as I write this), I was feeling bummed that I got a rejection for a job I had applied to. By Tuesday afternoon, I had gotten a second rejection for a different job. Between the two rejections, I wrote about how the first rejection (and reading that email first thing in…
Emails in the Morning
I woke up to a rejection email. Thank you for the time you’ve invested blah blah blah, very competitive blah, we went with other blah blahs. I really should hold off on checking email until I’ve done something else or consumed better things: coffee, breakfast, poetry… The rejection itself isn’t surprising or new, I get…
Trying to Capture Wow
Nov. 5 7:00 am and 4:00 pm… – Joshua Tree Tomorrow I leave the desert and head to San Diego. The last time I was there, I met my girlfriend’s family and friends, and at the top of Double Peak Mountain near San Marcos, I asked her to marry me. Four months later she left. …
Last Full Day in Sedona
On Wednesday night, I set my alarm for 5am. I had planned on spending Thursday hiking. Everything I read about the hikes I wanted to do said that there was very limited parking and that you need to catch the shuttle, and it’s best to catch the 7am shuttle before it gets crowded, etc. etc….
Hiking, Mindsets, and Mantras
Here in Sedona, there are several hiking trails within a few hundred yards of the Airbnb where I’m staying. After having a large breakfast, I walked the mile back from the diner to my place and contemplated the idea of taking a daily walk – how nice it would be to be able to walk…