Back in the 'Well

As has been the trend of late, it has been a while since my last update.  Surprisingly, this time there is a reason.  I have moved back to Norwell.  That's right, the quaint little town on the South Shore which I swore I would never return to...well, I've returned.  At least there is a good reason.

Mo got released from the hospital, and I am helping to get her back up and on her feet.  I am living at her house, helping with basic around-the-house chores, and trying to help establish some sort of a routine for her care.  On the side, I am also going to be doing my usual research, creating a database of problems, prescriptions, complaints etc.  It's just like any other research project, only I have a significant emotional investment this time.  Stressful as it is, I am thoroughly enjoying the tasks I have set upon myself, and I am proceeding with a determination not seen since...Well, to be honest, I'm not sure that I have ever really dedicated myself to a project like this.  All of my engineering training is coming out, with written notebooks and date-marked pages to noting exactly whom I speak to and what they say.  I will be collecting, collating, and sorting records, and likely doing an incredible amount of data sorting to understand everything which has happened.  Once processed, I will be more than eager to give feedback to the necessary authorities, both praise for things well done, as well as criticism for that which has been sub-par.

Aside from a friend's wedding in mid-october, I don't have anything to do until November.  That gives me two and a half months to complete what basically amounts to a mid-scale records project.  I'm stoked.


At the same time, I have the chance to reconnect with friends all the way back from highschool, as well as some friends-of-friends in the nearby city of Boston whom I have known from my travels.  There are some incredible resources in the area, many of which I was either ignorant of or simply did not avail myself of back in highschool. 


Though I am off the road for a few months, I am overjoyed to be able to put my skills and knowledge to use.  In November, I head down to New York to work a waffle stand in the cold, and afterward (my plan so far is to) head back out to Montana, to enjoy a winter ski season.

Those are my plans, at least for now.  As we all know, they are subject to change without notice at the drop of a hat, and most likely will in ways which I cannot possibly forsee.  Naturally, that neither bothers me nor really has me concerned.