More Transitions

Judith Tarr’s Monday blogpost on transitions made me realize that transition is the right word for my life right now, too.

I’m moving, for the third time in less than seven years, this time from Austin, Texas, to Oakland, California. Prior to that period I lived in the same house for 17 years and the same city (Washington, DC) for 28 years, so I’m experiencing a certain amount of emotional upheaval.

In the years since I outgrew the college habit of moving almost every year (I can give a great t...