More Than Four Sides

Category: Miscellaneous

  • Things find their way home

    I don’t know about you, but in every house/apt I’ve lived in, I don’t immediately know how to organize my stuff in the space.  I find that I initially put something somewhere, or locate a piece of furniture in a certain spot that seems obvious, and later, I find that it doesn’t work, and I…

  • Getting healthy

    A lot of people who know me – actually, just about everyone – has commented on my weight recently. I lost 30 lbs, thanks to my health coach, Robin Katcoff, and Take Shape for Life.

  • Moved in, now to get settled

    I loaded up my little Chevy Volt with the last remaining scraps in my old apartment, and drive them to work, since, like an idiot, I didn’t take more than one day off to move (last Friday), so I’ve been fitting in loading and unloading around my work day. I seriously underestimated how much stuff…

  • #trypod – My favorite podcasts

    March is coming to a close soon, and before the 31st, I want to get in my plugs for podcasts that I love. I spend a lot of time in the car, driving back and forth between Rockville and Baltimore.  A little less now than before I moved to Baltimore a year ago, but still…

  • Last night circling Fed Hill for a parking spot…

    I’ll be moving at the end of the week. When I move, I will have a parking pad in the back of my new apartment, so that I won’t have to worry about where I’ll be parking my car.  For the past year, I’ve lived in Federal Hill, on one of the main commercial streets…

  • “How to Find Hope When You Have None”

    “How to Find Hope When You Have None” @ToddBrison https://medium.com/@ToddBrison/how-to-find-hope-when-you-have-none-31aa1ba4fba This posting came through my inbox, and it really hit home for me.  Last week was rough for me, and the weekend was painful on a few different levels, and i recognized that I was contributing to the negative drift by succumbing to a sense…

  • It’s January… 

    And I’m watching out for signs of impending SAD. This time of year is always a challenge. The holidays are over, and that always feels like a let down. The weather is cold, and dark. The days are short, and it’s hard to get out and do things that bring me joy. The beach is…

  • Waiting for a delivery…

    I’m waiting for my bed. I moved, on April Fool’s Day of this year, 2016, to an apartment in Baltimore.  Many of my friends have interpreted that the fact that I was the one who moved out meant that it was my idea to leave my family.  It wasn’t. But, the fact was, I have…

  • Insomnia

    Did you see that movie?  A few years ago? With Al Pacino as an LA cop who goes up to Alaska with his partner to solve a murder.  I gotta see it again – I remember that was a great movie. I have always been a good sleeper.  I fall asleep easily, and generally sleep…

  • Reunion weekend

    I’ve just checked in at the courtyard of Ross Hall, at 23rd and Eye Streets in downtown Wash DC, where I showed up 24 years ago to start my medical career.  I’m back for my 20th year reunion. Sadly, I had to work in the hospital up in Baltimore this morning, and one thing after…