It’s been almost a month since my last post. There have been many things afoot that have kept me very occupied. In the last month I have…

• Taken a great new job — more specifics on that in the near future
• Begun arrangements to move to the Bay Area
• Hosted two sets of out-of-town visitors
• Searched and searched and searched and, finally, found a place to rent — Hello Fruitvale!
• Cleaned and straightened and shown and, finally, sold our condo — Goodbye home ownership!
• Seen my daughter start sitting and moving about on her own — Hello childproofing!
• Begun the long string of farewell dinners — Goodbye dear friends!

Needless to say, I have had little time for thinking or writing about other things. It’s likely that I will continue to have little time for such things until after we have moved. Please be patient, though. I have a bunch of essays in draft form that I will be trying to finish and post as soon as I have time.