Bike Town

Oops

I was hoping to upload photos of my new place,  but didn't bring the cable. You'll have to take my word that it's a great little place. I haven't shared a house in a long time, so I've been curious how it'll be. So far, so good: the floor of my room is nice enough to be a dance floor; the yard is sweet and we're talking about gardens; I cooked lunch for myself today, and then biked to work...in eight minutes!

It is a quiet neighborhood, yet central to everything, and right near the multi-use rail trail. If I were still drinking, I could stumble home from Second Street. Disc golf is very near. Cafes abound, as well as bike trails, and hiking trails further afield.

And it is May! This is the best time of year, with six months of nice weather arriving, and then holidays. Trees are bursting forth with green. A full moon is Saturday. I hear there is a solar eclipse later this month. I've been connecting with friends again, and hope to do some full moon music-type celebrations this year.

My days off, aside from moving and settling in a bit, were spent in Burque. My camera battery died, so I got no photos of the groovy Occupy march from campus to downtown. It was weird marching under red and black flags. As Sandinista as I am, comfy white folks protesting the corporatist banksters still was an uncomfortable fit for me. "Hey hey ho ho, capitalism has got to go"...? I preferred the spirit of the Immigrant Rights folks, who we joined up with downtown to walk several more miles: they were marching for their very right to be here.

If this is the American Left, I'm not sure I am a Leftist anymore, but am I really a Libertarian? Or am I still more of a New Ager, looking to evolve civilization primarily energetically? How does any of this social change stuff really work?

I visited friends the rest of the weekend, and got some good nutrition in also. It was good to hang out in a grassy park a while, and get some cafe time in too. I feel my energy coming back again. It has been quite a push the last four weeks since getting back, to get a life together with very little money. Thanks to all my friends who have supported me in my return.

It is interesting to be starting another chapter, with a little yard to play in, and a bike-able town to ride around in. I feel optimistic that I will enjoy the coming months. With occasional trips to nearby farms, and a beach trip or two, I feel a nice quality of life evolving for me. I am near to a public pool for swimming, and the Rose Park for some morning Tai Chi. It is good to focus on the practicalities of things, saving up some money and getting stronger, as I explore how to best serve humanity moving forward. Hopefully, my work schedule will evolve to allow me some dancing time too!

With the beautiful May sunshine all about, it feels like I may be experiencing that Santa Fe enchantment I've been hearing about the last 30 years.

Off to work now...