I’m writing and scheduling this post Thursday night from a hotel room in Stockton, CA. It’s nothing fancy, but just what I needed for a quick pit stop before the final stretch.
My plan is simple: crash early, wake up early, and drive.
By the time this post goes live, I should be on the road and within about four hours of Pasadena. The finish line is officially in sight, and I am ready for this roadtrip to be over.
My goal is to roll in around lunch so I can catch my roommate before he heads to work at 2pm and say hey to his brother too. Just one of those small, everyday moments that somehow feels like a big deal after being gone for three-plus weeks.
This trip has been a little bit of everything. Fun, messy, relaxing, anxiety-provoking. You know, life. Wherever we are, we are, right?
Right now, my focus is super simple: getting home safe and sound. I’m ready to be sleeping in my own bed and unpacking all my stuff. No more living out of a suitcase. No more wondering where I’m sleeping tomorrow night. Yay!
There’s something very Wizard of Oz about this part. No place like home. So yeah, I’m clicking my heels, repeating the mantra, and actually meaning it.
One more playlist and podcast. One more fill-up and pit stop.
Then I’m home, back to my regularly-scheduled life.
And honestly? That sounds perfect.
Keep calm and carry on!
Clint 🌈✌️
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
BORN THIS WAY ON THIS DAY
05-01 = Andy Thayer (1960- ) = American Gay Liberation Network co-founder 🌈
05-01 = Calamity Jane (1852-1903) = American frontierswoman and scout 🌈
05-01 = Enoé Uranga (1963- ) = Mexican politician 🌈
05-01 = Katya Zamolodchikova (1982- ) = American drag queen, actor, author, recording artist, podcaster, and comedian 🌈
05-01 = Mary MacLane (1881-1929) = Canadian-American writer 🌈
05-01 = Michael Dillon (1915-1962) = British physician and author 🌈
05-01 = Romaine Brooks (1874-1970) = American-French artist 🌈
MAN CRUSH OF THE DAY
“It’s funny how you get a bit older and become more accepting of things.”
Jamie Dornan
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I have sometimes said when asked about where home is for me, "Wherever I am; wherever I stand or sit, I am home". Balderdash! Not totally false; not entirely true. It would be better for me to say that I have my nest. My bedroom in my house is certainly my nest with most of the familiar things around me.
Visiting my sister and bro-in-law; a close friend; the house of my older son are also nests. My younger son's house isn't because it is only 300 metres (yards) from his mother's house. I stay with his mother and the sons, wives and grandkids see me there. (It is a large house with 3 floors and 7 bedrooms.)
Am I speaking of familiarity? Comfort? Safety? Probably all of these. Welcome home from your travels, my dear nephew.