A few decades back, I spent a year travelling the world, living out of a backpack and jumping aboard plane, train, bus and a nifty new Renault on one-way tickets westward. There were adventures to be had.
17 Mar 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Hobos
Hobo and Blkfsh, we live in symbiosis--dissimilar people, but we dig each other and have an entwined relationship that is mutually beneficial. I bring over some ginger ale and pizza, he reads lines of a play with me, or shows me how to make a sports...
11 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Hobos
Birthdays, anniversaries, the first day of school.. Getting that part in the school play, a first kiss (so cool).. Having a baby—or two, or four.. Buying a first home, earning that degree, a job and more.. Heartache, lost friendships, parents die too...
11 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Hobos
What type of friend have I been? how have I pushed away those I want in my life? My unreasonable expectations drove a friend away. While having an emotional reaction to news is understandable for one like me, freezing, going silent, lashing out in a...
4 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Hobos
Loaded backpack, empty wallet Getting off a train in Switzerland--tired, hungry...only have a traveller's cheque and banks are closed....aaagghh! ( pre ATM days, and in the era of traveller's cheques!) Wandering through the quaint downtown, looking f...
