Journal Entries
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Saturday November 15, 2025
A lovely drive from Huntsville to Kingsport, Tennessee. Not an inch on interstates all day, to my surprise, as I was expecting be on interstates for the entire journey from…
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Sunday November 16, 2025
Lovely local and country roads to the middle of nowhere, Marlinton, West Virginia. A lovely day of driving local country and back roads from Kingsport, Tennessee darting in and out…
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Monday November 17, 2025
Last night on the road. From Marlinton, West Virginia to Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Today is my mother’s birthday, passed in 2004 at age 86. She’d be 108 today. Happy Birthday, Shirley,…
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Tuesday November 18, 2025
The end of the Trip: Home, 16 days, 5,000 miles, and many thoughts later. I could have driven through from Hazleton to home yesterday, although it would have been a…
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Monday December 15, 2025
Estelle. November 8, 1946-December 11, 2025. This was a sad day. Today was Estelle’s funeral and service, following a gathering of family and many friends yesterday. Estelle passed away after…
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December 24-27, 2025
Christmas in Montclair. Christmas was good. It was different. Among the kids – the next generation – there are now three married couples, and all three trying or planning to…
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Tuesday January 20
Just thoughts (about Bev). Perhaps it’s because I’m here, in the house, alone for much of the day and evening (which is fine with me), but I think of Bev…
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Monday February 16, 2026
Bev. Her journey and eventual near total loss. I don’t know if I’m any more aware of my thoughts of Bev as we approach the second anniversary of Bev’s passing,…
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Saturday February 28, 2026
Bev: Two years. This marks two years since Bev’s passing. Today is February 28, and it actually was February 29, but that’s not tomorrow as tomorrow Is March 1. So…
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Monday March 2, 2026
Heading to Oaxaca. Okay, I’m ready, sort of. I’m at Marilyn and Alan’s at the moment, and will soon be heading to Newark, from where I’ll fly down to Oaxaca.…