July 31, 2004 7:57 AM

Such a lonely boy....

I still miss you, babe
And I don't want to miss a thing

- Aerosmith

It's rather quiet around here at the moment. Susan is in Dallas visiting her mother, Adam is back in Carbondale, IL, and Eric is still in Ann Arbor, MI. Me? The four of us have been like four ships passing in the night all summer long, and now I'm about to make my contribution to the mass exodus. I'm getting ready to fly out to Miami tommorow for a month-long business trip, and all I have for company are the cats and Salem the Wonder Dog (yes, there's no rest for the human pet door). At least Salem slept with me last night, but it wasn't quite the same.

I'm looking forward to my trip to Miami, but I'm also a bit nervous. After all, I've never been there, and it IS hurrican season (of course, it is here as well). It's been a long time since I've come home to an empty residence (no pets or people), so long, in fact, that I can't remember when I last encountered that kind of loneliness. It will be exciting being in a strange, new place, but it certainly won't be the first time I've found myself plopped into the middle of a strange city. I've had to do it in Zagreb, Croatia...at least in Miami most of the natives will be speaking English.

During the middle of it all, I'll be able to fly to Minneapolis to spend a day with my parents. It's only a day, but it's more than I might have had otherwise, and it's been a bit over two years since I last saw them. It's difficult for Dad to speak on the phone for more than a couple of minutes because of his stroke, and the only way to have a conversation with him is to do it person-to-person. I miss talking to him.

I'm looking forward to seeing Mom and Dad again. I'm at the point in my life where I've come to understand that they won't be around forever (like any of us will...). Living as far away as I do, if an opportunity presents itself, I need to take advantage. I'm grateful to Susan for giving up a chance to fly to Miami and suggesting instead that I fly to Minneapolis to see Mom and Dad.

I miss Susan, Adam, and Eric terribly. Sure the solitude can be nice, but I miss my family. I just wish that it wasn't such an operation to get everyone in the same place at the same time...he says as he is about to disappear for a month....

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