All posts in January 2012

My 89 year old friend is in rehab after suffering a fall.  At the facility they have a happy hour every Friday.  I visited her at one and she was quite ecstatic to get her martini (a nightly treat she enjoys when at her own home).  Upon receiving the martini in an actual martini glass…

Holocene – Bon Iver

This morning I found out that my coworker friend died.  It was completely unexpected.  We had observed she was not 100% on our last trip in November, but nobody (including her) thought it would be anything this serious. I’m at a loss for words and the emotions are still raw and overwhelming.  Jane was one…

The main theme of this year has been travel.  It felt like I was gone all the time, but it only worked out to about 3 months for work trips and another month for vacations and extended weekend trips.  Below are all the places I traveled, though I probably forgot a couple. Montreal Greensboro Houston…