I woke up this morning compelled to write what could be my last official post on this blog!  WOW! Came out of nowhere really but I know it’s the right thing to do.  This chapter is closing and I’m working on my new blog/website as we speak to get my new chapter up and going.  Life is good, people!  Things have been wonderful here at Chez Doug and I wouldn’t have asked for it to be any different.  I’ve learned tons of lessons since I’ve returned and am working very hard on keeping with me the person I found in myself while I was in the land of “Do I really need to wash my hands?  Do I really want to chance electrocution today?”
I love and miss my girls.  We email.  Especially Rinzin and I.  Just the thought of someone in America trying to find her money for American college makes her too excited to do home work some days.  She sent me a poem on Valentines  Day, telling me how much she misses me and loves me.  She’s probably the closest thing to a daughter I’m going to have in this life and I’d like her here with me.  I’m working on finding venues for the photo exhibit, as the CD arrived about 2 weeks ago and I can’t wait to get something up and going but haven’t gotten out to Seattle to pick up the car so hmph.  We shall see.

I’ve been having a blast rediscovering NE Ohio.  I haven’t spent much time in this area since 1995 so getting out and making friends has been fun.  And no, things haven’t really changed all that much except for a couple store fronts in Highland Square.  Highland square is of course my ‘hood of choice.  It reminds me of where I lived in downtown Denver but not quite as volatile.  I am seeking a job in that area as well as housing.  I was sad to see Two Amigos closed.  After talking to someone that owns a business one block from it’s former venue, I learned that neighborhood drama is still neighborhood drama.  Shit happens and stuff.

I’d like to write more but I want to save it for the new website.  This blog isn’t about Highland Square so let’s leave it at that, shall we?  I have to get moving because I’m going to drop off flyers in the area today for a group I’m doing volunteer work for.  www.bkwsu.com  Yes, yes……I still volunteer……even in Ohio where Volunteering is almost a dirty word.  I put up a craigslist ad the other day for a musician to volunteer 2 hours at a conference.  Within 5 minutes some not so nice person emailed me and asked me exactly how many hours I had ever volunteered to get my career off the ground.  WELL……After trying to do the math and it equaling somewhere over 5 continuous months, I felt it best not to respond to his email.  He doesn’t know who I am and I’m not going to start a pissing contest with a stranger over something that just doesn’t matter in the big picture.  If he wants to be not nice, he can do it else where.  I deleted his email.

And speaking of VOLUNTEERING…..I found a great website….www.idealist.org.  All the volunteering you can shake a stick at and NONE of it here in NE Ohio.  Go figure.

And with that, I believe I am almost DONE HERE.  The new website will have a link to this one and I DO have some little loose ends to tie up and some stuff to write but it ain’t comin right now, people, so it’s just not time?

Rinzin just emailed me, I gotta go!  I hope everyone is well.

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