So, a lot has happened to me in the last two years. I quit my job, got a new job, sold my house, moved to another state and bought a new house, got a divorce. That is a LOT of change. Not all of the changes are bad, however. I love my new house and  I have the perfect job.  I have also been playing roller derby for the last two years, under the name "Dewey DeciMaul" but a recent shoulder dislocation has probably ended that for me.
As you may surmise from the recent resurrection of my blog, I am about to travel again. This time I am going to Costa Rica, with a group of librarians. I will only be gone for 10 days, but in that time I will be working at a library as well as doing a bit of touring. I will be in Costa Rica in June, which is winter there. It may be a bit rainy, but the cooler temperatures will be easier to bear. The average temps in winter are high 70s to low 80s. Perfect. I'm ready for warmer temperatures, since we have had months of below-zero weather here in Thief River Falls. Many of the days were -25 and colder, without the wind chill.

Here I am in my winter gear: