It’s been a while! Got laid off. Mom passed away. And the backdrop? World going to hell.
My mom had been battling a variety of health issues this past year and at least I had the time to spend with her. Fortunately I had the support of my wife and her family.
I will give Sonos credit for giving me the time to take her to appointments and be with her when she was in the hospital—but I’d have preferred FMLA to a layoff. (I still think they make great products, FWIW.)
My wonderful wife and her sisters helped me clean out her co-op. It’s still not done but we made a ton of progress—and we had fun discovering some amazing memorabilia. I can’t wait to share some of it at her celebration of life—at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle! (The featured image is a pair of her boots I found).
My mom volunteered at the Paramount for many years and I never knew what a community of friends she had built there, as well as at the Opera and Ballet. It’s really special that we’ll be able to remember her at such a gorgeous and historic site!
For me the Paramount was where I saw my third live concert; my dad took me to see Weird Al Yankovic (don’t ask which tour because it will date me—as will the artists of my first two concerts).
Anyhow, I’ve never felt like I had time to work on this cobwebsite, but now that I’m job hunting (and reluctant to give my content to LinkedIn gratis) I will try to post here semi-regularly.
