Tag Archives: mid-life-changes

Moving Home, by @jackaurquhart

©2014 by Jack A. Urquhart   939 words I own a house.  I have owned it for several years. It is the house I grew up in from early adolescence, although until recently, I had not lived in it for over … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

My Florida … ambivalence (in words and pictures) by @JackAUrquhart

© 2013   (670 words) It’s three years this month (March) since my partner Raymond and I moved to Florida from our former home in the San Francisco Bay Area.  It wasn’t a move either of us sought, but, rather, one … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

My Forty-eight, by @JackAUrquhart

©2013 by Jack A. Urquhart (1354 words) Lately I have followed with interest, and no small regard, the various “When I was…” posts (also known as “My [insert number]” posts) that have been showing up on social media sites.  For those … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

My Life in a Box, post by Jack A. Urquhart

©2013  (864 words) On July 23, 2009, I lost my job as a California civil servant.  Like many life-changing events, my ‘separation from service’ was sudden; I arrived at my agency’s San Francisco offices at 7:30 a.m. and by 9:00 … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments