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I don’t have a need to preview my next road trip with Toby the Puppy, but I do want to explain briefly what I expect to gain from my next venture away from my North Texas home.<\/p>\n

Not much … truth be told.<\/p>\n

Is it my destination that bums me out? Hardly. I am heading to suburban Phoenix to visit a couple of cousins who have taken residence there. One of them invited to see him there; he lives part time in Arizona. The other cousin recently moved there from Portland. We’ll have a chance to catch up and I will take the opportunity to fill them both in on the details of the tragedy that befell my family and me at the start of the year.<\/p>\n

As for the head-clearing, heart-mending aspect of this venture, well, I am happy to report that my noggin is essentially clear and my heart — while it remains severely damaged from the loss of Kathy Anne to cancer — is in a much more manageable state than it was prior to my previous sojourns.<\/p>\n

I won’t lie about this matter: 2023 has been the sh**iest year of my life!<\/em> There is nothing I can do to redeem this year. However, I am able to cope better with the circumstance that brought such pain.<\/p>\n

I am hoping to declare victory over the pain in due course.<\/p>\n\n

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