The Way the Big Wheel Spins

Wheel goes round, landing on a twist of faith
Taking your chances, you'll have the right answers
When the final judgment begins

Wheel goes round, landing on a leap of fate
Life redirected in ways unexpected
Sometimes the odd number wins
The way the big wheel spins

-Rush 


Saturday. 9:17 AM. The world wakes and a life changing event will take place in about 50 hours. Mum makes her triumphant return to Jersey. And I, for reasons that are difficult to extrapolate, am staying in CT. For now.

When I quit my job, which is only a matter of when, I'll open my job search to any number of in New England or the Mid-Atlantic. "Spin the wheel and see where she lands! And you got..., Maryland!" 

Fuck! The only red-neck cracker state of the bunch! Shit. Even Delaware would be better.

But there's no need to get ahead of myself. Jersey, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Virginia, DC, and North Carolina.

I wonder, if I could find work, if I wouldn't enjoy living in a big town, out in the country. I've lived in or very near to Metropolises all my life, excepting, Ansonia. It's a quiet town. It's nice. But maybe this town around. Some place more scenic. In a town where they didn't kill the river and has signs posted about how often you can eat what you catch (I jest not, reader.) Yeah, near a non-toxic river - would that be so wrong?

Oh, I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
-Joni Mitchell

There are other states that interest me, but I don't want to move that far from Mom, Mel and Jan. I was an Atlantic Ocean away for over 5 years. Right now I want to be within driving distance, or a quick flight.

I did this 8 years ago, in 2006. Sue and I had separated. Where do I go? What do I do? I took an unconventional path, and that worked out pretty damn well. I lived the experiences of a lifetime. I'll just have to keep an open mind, feel which way the karma flows, and hope for the best. If it winds up with results anywhere within the ballpark of my time in Madrid, I'll be very happy. 

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The Move has taken place - Mum hath returned to the Motherland, New Jersey. I am scouring the place because the final walkthrough is mañana. It's the end of an era. There's a lot less furniture and a lot more space.