To the handful of people that read my posts, I wanted to let you know that my posting will be very intermittent over the next few months. I am in the final throes of dotting the ‘I’s’ and crossing the ‘t’s’ on an offer to sell my house and undertaking a major move to the East Coast. With any luck, I will be in escrow by the end of the week with a close date of May 30th. If that comes to pass, I will be turning my attention and energy to the relocation effort. I still need to find a place to live so I will be making one or more trips out to the Boston area to find a place to temporarily rent as a base of operations while I look for something a bit more permanent. I am thinking I will ultimately end up in New Hampshire or Maine, but I will probably initially be in the Boston area where my daughter lives.
It’s been a good ride here in Montana, but it is time for a change. There are definitely some things I will miss like being 16 miles from the Bridger Bowl ski area but I’m also looking forward to being close to the ocean again. I’m also definitely looking forward to being able to spend more time with my daughter. Bozeman, with all its pluses, is a hard place to get to and from. Flying to the East Coast is generally an all-day affair involving at least one connection. In addition, I’ve never spent a lot of time in New England so it will give me a whole new place to explore.
The Substack posts by historian Heather Cox Richardson and political economist Robert Reich and others provide coverage of today’s political environment much better than I can. These posts from me are just my venue for venting. I may still vent from time to time, but I just don’t have the bandwidth to write a blog post daily while I am focused on embarking on a major life change.
So, I may emerge from time to time over the next few months but if these posts don’t show up, now you know why. I still care about democracy in the country and absolutely believe Trump and his cronies pose the biggest threat to this country in our lifetime. That said, I need to shift gears a little bit and focus on getting ready for this next chapter in my life.
Thanks to whoever has been following along with my rants while I have been posting. I may still post from time to time, but my daily rants will take a hiatus until I get firmly planted in my new environment, wherever that ends up being.
Until next time. Thanks.
