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.