Four days and counting.....

We have two purposes for this posting. I am testing our ability to post

to Layla's blog site via email. If we are successful, we are ready to

add entries to the blog via our single side band radio. We will be

thrilled to be able to stay in touch using this approach.



Secondly, we are working to become homeless and jobless in Atlanta

within the next four days. Remarkably, everything seems to be falling

into place. We just sold my car yesterday which has served me very well

over the past thirteen and a half years. I had mixed emotions about

letting her go, but was surprised that I was more happy than sad. I was

relieved that I sold the car and excited about all that it represented

for the new chapter in our lives. I think there will be a lot of these

mixed emotions over the coming weeks, as we move and adjust to the next

phase of our lives.



The 1 bedroom apartment in which we have been living over the past two

years is quickly filling up with packed boxes. There are still many

more boxes to fill, but we are making progress. Various tasks at my job

at the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) are being

completed. I am sad to leave laboratory science, but excited to switch

gears to be immersed in the sea and nature in ways I could only imagine.



We still have a bit of work to do, but as it comes to a close, it is no

longer overwhelming or distant. It is happening now. We are living the

plan.



We will post again and more frequently once we have fully made the plunge.