Brooklyn Bob

Without question, this is one of the most stressful times of my life. I’ll be stronger from the experience, but I’ll be most grateful to look back on it.

One thing I’m already grateful for is the help I’ve been getting from Matt W. His help and advice has been invaluable.

Yesterday, Matt moved all the stuff that’s been stored up in the attic. I can’t believe what was up there. It’s like the findings from an archaeological dig. It’s the detritus from my life in So Cal over the past decades and I have no attachment to it. In Matt’s words, “We’re back to square one!” There’s stuff piled everywhere.

Matt was interested to find my IBM Selectric (golf ball) typewriter. I didn’t know it was up there. I bought it back in the early ‘80s in Playa del Rey. I’m sure it still works. It was my “word processor” back then in the days of carbon paper and paste-up graphics.

Incidentally, the MacBookPro is still in the box, not having the time to learn how to use it. I’m going to take it to the Apple Store along with my Dell and have them load new software and transfer all my old files. Apple’s services are impressive.

I’ve made a decision to take very little with me. That’s the easy part. The difficult part is getting rid of all of it. We’ll use a combination of Craig’s List, charities and ultimately a truck to haul the stuff away. Stay tuned!