Hopelesslysentimental,sittingquietly,Ihavebeenlistening,tothesamesong-Legend,forthelastfewhours;Nottiredyet;notexcessiveyet...Thesongistoogentle,tootouching;Ihavenowords,onlywanders.
Aftersplittingfromex,Ihavebelievedwithlittledoubt,thatsomeday,whenIgetbacktothemarriageworld,thenextmaninmylife,willbecaucasian;notChinese--I'mwelladjustedtotheStates'life,andhavebeenlivingandworkinginthepredomina...[
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Tomakealivinginthecomputerindustryislikelivingonanon-stoptreadmill. Constantchangesdoesnotallowmuchbreathingtime. Istarttothinkaboutmyfutureandwanttobepreparedforaneasiergoldenage. USisacruelplacetobeforanyjobseekeraftertheageof50. Lately,sittingininterviewsfor alowpayingcomputerbuildspecialistjob,Ican'thelp butfeelingsadforthethreejobseekerswhowereallover50's. T...[
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Thegoodpartaboutbloggingwithouttellinganyoneisthezerocommitmenttoregularposts. Thegoodpartofbloggingistocapturemomentsoflifewithitsfreshimagesandemotions. Ilivealifewithshortmemories--agreatgiftthathelpmebeveryupbeatandwithabundantfreshenergy.
Once,staringatthegoldfishzippinghappilyinaoursmallfishbowl,Iwonderedhowtheycouldbethathappyinthattinylittlespace. Exhasahumoro...[
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ExisvisitingfromChina.OutofconsiderationforBobo,Iofferedtolethimstayinthehouse.Iwillbecrashingwithafriendnearby.
Thethoughtwassimple,butIfindmyselfencounteringalotofdecisions.
ShallIseehimonce,moreornoneatall?Justformypersonalpreference,Iwouldrathernottoseehim.Rationally,ItoldmyselftoseeasoftenasneedtobeforBobo'ssake.
ShallItakealltheclothsandnotvisitinghomeatallduringthewhole9dayvisit...[
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AsaMom,Ineverknowwhenistherighttimetotalktomykidaboutcertainsensitivetopics,likesex,smoking,drugs,bodypart,homosexuality,death... Inreality,thesetopicsoftencomeupinunexpectedtiming,catchingmeinsuchsurprisethatIfeltlikeadeercaughtinheadlightinthefirstfewincidents. Overtime,Irealizetherewasnoformula,andweneverknowwhattoexpectanyway. Iamlistingtwoincidentshere.
Myconversationwith...[
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Bobohasbeenveryproudofherowncreationthispastfewdays: Beingmadisbetterthanbeingbored,shewouldsay. Toillustrateherpoints,shewavesherfists,clenchestheteeths,roundshereyestomakearatherdramaticexpression. Thisishowsheexplainsherpoint:yougettodosomething(whichcanbefun)whenyouaremad. Butwhenyouarebored,youcan'tdoanything. Sheisproudthatsheseessomethingpositiveoutofabadscena...[
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"AlpsofAmerica"iswhatEasternOregonknowsas. Afterlivingonlyfivehoursawayforoveradozenyears,Imanagedtostayawaythiswholetime. AndIfoundoutIwasnotalone. MostnativeOregoniansneverhavebeenthere. UponhearingEasternOregon,severalofthemquicklytoldmethatenjoy Bendtoo.
OnalateAugustday,BoboandIstartedourjourneyonwheels. Bynow,Boboneverhaveanydoubtthatshewillhavefu...[
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Withoutwarning,fallsneakedinandcameknocking. Inthispartofthecountry,anyseasonotherthansummermeansraining. SogoesmyplantotakeBobotothebeachonemoretime. Idecidedtobespontaneousanddowhatfitsinsteadofplanninganythingrigid.
Lazilyopeningmyeyeat8:30am,IwassureIcouldnotgetbacktosleepanymorebeforeIquietlyslippedoffthebed. Bobocametomybedatthemiddleofthenightlastnight. Ic...[
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Agirlfriendwentthroughdivorceatasimilartime.Hersoccuredinarelativelyshorterperiodoftime,twoyearsvsmyjourneyofsixyears.Shehasbeenexperiencinglotsofemotionalupsanddowns--moredownsthanups.Shehasdoubtsonherdecision.Sherunsaroundbusyasusual,butdeepdownisstrugglingbothphysicallyandemotionally--sheneededsleepingpillsatnight;shehasconstantcold;shehasbadstomachcramps...
Afteroneofherrecentemailtome,Iwr...[
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BoboandIhadasuperlativetrip(can'tfindanotherwordto describeit) toWashingtonDC. Iamlistingthesummaryofthetripnow,andwillhopefullyfollowupwithmoredetails.
DayOne: Iwokeupat6am, finishedcleaningandheadedofftoParkandShuttle. We switchedflightinChicargoandarrivedinDCat7:00pm. Assoonaswegotsituatedonthesecondflight,Bobo noticed somethingandcommente...[
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