October 15, 2016 scottcjones 3Comments

Moving is exhausting, especially when you’re older, as I am now. You have more tangible things to carry as you age—more crap, more junk, more history—and more intangible things, too. I’m in the habit of getting rid of things now, instead of moving them. “Junking” is an exhilarating, soul-cleansing exercise. I put something in the dumpster and I think, That’s gone from my life now. Gone forever! Why the hell did I carry that around for all those years? What a damn fool I am! But, like a soldier who loses a limb in battle, even when I throw things out or sell…