Bits and Pieces from the Zone

Here's Lauren on a Sunday morning in August in Portland Oregon, at a sidewalk cafe in Sellwood. Simple pleasures.





Now it is a different Sunday morning in Seattle in November. A bit of daylight out there through the clouds, but more rain and wind are expected. Been a while since I have posted. Not sure why. Where I am at:

• I'm happy my daughter is only 180 miles away in Portland, OR at Lewis & Clark College.
• I always miss my son late at night when I wake briefly and look at the sky through the skylight over our bed. It's been 14 months, seems like years.
• We're going to Munich for holidays. Looking forward to that.
• We've been blessed with the kindness of many friends and family in the past 14 months who have let us know they care about us, and who have continued to reach out to us even though we're basically black holes and emit no light, love, or energy back to them. Thank you to Ginger, Jim, JT, Karen, Chuck, Julie, Nancy, Ananda & Linda, Mike & Teri, my boss Rick, Max, John Price, Carol & Lowell, Compassionate Friends, Sean, Gary, Geri, a great m-in-law, all of our neighbors, the wonderful people at Hackett, Beecher, Sylvia, Barb, my many friends at that great law firm, Perkins Coie, and all those who I have failed to mention here.
• I'm looking forward to what promises to be a significant change in Washington, D.C. in two more days.
• Our dog is getting very old. Blind, deaf, gimpy, etc. He's had significant decline in the past year.....not a happy thing at any time, but following so close to Seth's death it weighs me down to think about putting Sachi "to sleep".
  
• My motorcycle enthusiasm continues. It's fun. Wish I'd discovered it sooner.
• I'm in the best physical shape I have ever been thanks to regular strength training the past 18 months. I'm a bit surprised by enjoyment of gym time.
• My home office and paperwork is a total mess. One part of my life that I am struggling to keep on an even keel. I am doing this blog instead of working on filing....procrastination runs deep, into your life it will creep...

And so it goes. Take care out there. Be as kind as possible and not too serious. No one is going to get out of here alive, anyway.