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Queue Van Morrison song I’ve been putting off writing this post until I come to an understanding of what the recent days have been like. The week had so many ups and downs such that it hasn’t settled on a “this” I can explain. Plus, I’ll be honest, it’s a hard balance to strike on…

POV**: you’re at a campsite just off the highway but nestled in beautiful trees next to a lake. You just tried fixing your bike for 45 minutes to no avail. “Fixing” is an overstatement because really you just got a flat tire, which is basically the most common thing to happen. You’re making curry on…

Hello everyone, I hope this message finds you well. In an effort to be courteous to those who really only want a quick skim and to get on to the many other blogs they have waiting for them, I thought I would provide some headlines to begin: Okay, I think those are all of the…

Hello dear readers (and hopefully friends), I’m currently sailing the seas between the North and South Islands! By that, I mean I’m aboard an enormous ship that is decidedly not like the Washington state ferry system. It turns out that if you are late here, you get a personal call from a ferry worker, which…

Dear reader, (name that song reference…if you know you know) I write to you while gazing out at the beautiful Lake Washington with the Cascade Mountains in the background on a lovely Seattle sunny day. What could be more fitting of a setting to write about my departure than next to things that make me…