Hours of Daylight – 12:19

Barenaked Ladies made a bundle with a song of that title. One week can make a big difference. Consider this: in one week from today i’ll be driving my Vanagon, with two kayaks on the roof, and two cats in the back (or under the brake pedal) across the country toward Boise, Idaho. My wife will be in our old Volvo, also with a kayak on the roof, somewhere behind or ahead of me.

For anybody who does not already know this, my wife has accepted a position at Boise State University, my last day at Ordway will be this Friday the 25th. We’re on track to buy a house, we’re on track to move, we’re on track for a pretty big change in how we’ve been living for the past five years. At left is a generic picture of the, fairly, generic house we’re on track to buy.

I keep meaning to write up a huge “What I will and will not miss about Minnesota,” but events conspire to prevent me actually sitting down to write. I can say this: it is pretty easy for me to say that i will miss coming to work at Ordway Center every day. More than that i’ll leave for future entries.