Time Isn't On My Side

Some time has passed since my last missive, and for that Your Boulevardier offers his apologies. Truth be told, the real world called -- I have been dealing with some professional deadlines coupled with a New Year's Resolution to reduce clutter.

On the latter point, a great deal of progress has been made. Especially in the garage. Farbeit from Your Boulevardier to bore you with details, but let's just say that every possible channel has been employed to get rid of the unwanted: donation to charity, recycling, giving to strangers (using both Craigslist and FreeCycle -- more on that another day), unloading on family members, selling valuable but unneeded items (again via Craigslist). And, for the rest, there's the Castro Valley Sanitary District's "bulky pickup" program.

Bulky pickup. Does that not sound like "Casual Encounters" for the overweight? But I digress.

Struggling with clutter, and the inability to throw away things, has been a lifelong challenge for Your Boulevardier. The problem isn't genetic; indeed, my sister is particularly adept at unloading unwanted items. But, through some alignment of the stars, I have been in the right frame of mind for this task, and the work has proved enormously satisfying.

Rest assured, the Trusty BoulevarDog and I have been doing some exploring between rainstorms. We have some stories to tell, including that of being accosted by a stray dog a week or so ago -- a terrifying experience for the both of us. That story, and others, will be recounted soon.