Oct 18 2008
The noise here is like New York here, except louder and with roosters. I didn’t mean to wake up at 4:00 a.m. At 6:00 I called to request my customary (well, the custom started last night) Nepali milk tea, but they couldn’t bring it to me because I’m lodged in the low-rent part of the [...]
Oct 17 2008
As I got ready to leave I felt like my veins were coursing with battery acid and my nerves plugged into a 220-volt outlet as synapses fired and missed: Send 94th birthday card to Mamma Ginna. Vote. Water plants. No, get dressed, then water plants. Where’s the card? Answer e-mail. Can’t find address. There. Okay: [...]
Oct 15 2008
Here’s what I hate about traveling: Paying bills Paying two-and-a-half months’ worth of bills in advance with imaginary money Saying goodbye to people I love, which is what I did on my way home from the Sacramento Airport the night before last Saying goodbye when it’ll be a long separation Packing Unpacking in search of [...]
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