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There: we’re finally living in
\n
\nthe new neighborhood<\/a>. The boxes and plastic bins were heavy; the furniture, we loaded
\nit onto the U-Haul truck despite persistent flurries throughout the day on
\nWednesday (Ph. was great about sweeping the loading ramp between items).
\nWith just a few small remnants left back at the old apartment, I’d say we’re
\nfully and finally moved in. Did you know U-Haul leases their
\ncrappiest trucks for local moves? It’s true. Odometer showed over
\n181-thousand miles, and the cargospace was filthy (plus, broken tail light);
\nnonetheless, it managed to chug herky-jerky-like through the streets of E.
\nSyracuse (no more than a total of a few miles by the time we had it returned to
\nthe store). <\/p>\n

My latest favorite instrument: the appliance dolly. The controlled-turn
\nbelts on the back of the dolly prevented the injuries and severe fatigue I would
\nhave surely endured without the device. Because the belts lock after each
\nstep-down, I repeatedly avoided the part I envisioned over and over where I slip and
\ntumble helplessly into a sprawlform of bruised and broken extremities.<\/p>\n

Present plans: A restful evening (not that yesterday wasn’t restful; it
\nwas…but the drive home was, uh, very very snowy…torment-by-blizzard, foot-per-hour snowy for the first 20 miles or so). With proper
\nmotivation I’ll be back to deep and intensive bookishness tomorrow and Sunday–a
\nmore focused read-n-write routine. <\/p>\n

Oh, and you should pick up a copy of the Wall Street Journal<\/i> tomorrow.
\nThere’ll be an article in it about weblogs. I haven’t read the story yet,
\nbut I’ll try to say more about it once I do. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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