TITLE: Ending an Unusual Month and Year
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: December 31, 2008  4:06 PM
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This has been an unusual year in several ways.  This
month ends it fittingly, in an unusual way: my fewest
ever postings to this blog in any calendar month since
its inception.  I have nor blogged much this month for
a couple of reasons.  The first is that I have tried
to make my break time a break, and so have stayed away
from my computer more than usual.

The second is less sedentary.  My family bought a new
house this month.  We made an initial offer in October,
worked through a lot of details and last-stage
construction issues in November, and closed in early
December.  The last few weeks have been a combination
of finishing fall term, tryine to rest a bit, and moving
a car- or minivan-load at a time.  Moving over the course
of several weeks is how my wife and I planned to do it.
Baby steps is an interesting way to move, as we grow
into each space a bit at a time, with time to think
before being buried in boxes labeled "downstairs bedroom".
I am still enjoying it and seeing the advantages of it
(not the least of which is time to throw out all of
the stuff we don't want to move!), but I think it
is starting to tire my family.  They would like to
be "moved".  Come to think of it, so would I.  It's
about time to bring this iteration to a close.

Happy New Year to all.
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