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PORTLAND —<\/strong> The question is inevitable as I make my way across the western United States and begin thinking about the return trip to my home in North Texas.<\/p>\n

“How are you doing?”<\/em> my friends and family members ask with the look of those who know the pain I am feeling.<\/p>\n

My answer is truthful. “Oh … I’m OK.” They know I’m not really OK, but they understand the reason the shrug I give them and the look in my eyes.<\/p>\n

But in truth, I actually am doing a bit better than just OK. It’s not a lot better, but it’s a little bit so.<\/p>\n

I embarked on this venture to clear my head after my wife passed away suddenly in early February after getting a cancer diagnosis that knocked me for a loop … but which seemed in the moment to have been something Kathy Anne might have expected.<\/p>\n

She was stoic and steadfast in her response to the doctor: “Let’s just get it out of there.”<\/em><\/p>\n

I had to leave the house. So, I did. I am very close to the halfway point. Soon I’ll be turning my pickup around and heading toward the house.<\/p>\n

My sense is that I’ll be able to walk into my Princeton home feeling a bit of emotional relief as a result of the time I have taken away.<\/p>\n

To be sure, there are likely to be more of these ventures in my near and medium-term future. This one, though, has been fairly successful in that I have been able to accomplish much of what I intended when Toby the Puppy and I hit the road nearly two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

I’ll get more of the “How are you doing?” questions along the way. Those who ask it will get the same answer I’ve been giving. I trust they’ll understand.<\/p>\n

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