Democrat and Chronicle Article
Rochester, NY From 7/18/04 On the road, a ’seeker’ finds fulfillment and meaning MARK HARE This may be a first. I was interviewed the other day by Andrew Harrison, a “seeker,” for a book he may write. But his life is more interesting than mine, so I interviewed him at the same time. Andrew, 29, is a Greece native, but most recently a resident of Charlotte, N.C., where he sold security services to businesses. By conventional standards it was a pretty good job. “A lot of friends would tell me they’d love to have my job,” he says. He worked from home, could sleep in...
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Uniontown, PA 7:17 PM I’m at the library in Uniontown, PA. It took me about 30 minutes to find it once I got into downtown. I went into CVS after being on the phone with Kinko’s. The fools told me they were fifteen minutes form Uniontown. It’s 45 and when I talked with them they could have pointed me a totally different way and I would be sitting there now. Instead, I am here. I had a scheduling dilemma today as I crossed into Pennsylvania. To the north was Pittsburgh. To the south was Uniontown. Pitt was a place I wanted to check out. I had heard it’s beautiful with the three rivers....
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Columbus, OH It’s 8:15 AM. Bailey and Chaz, the dogs, are battling. They’ve been playing like it’s their last day ever since I’ve been here. Bailey, a chocolate lab, is Steve’s and Chaz, a boxer, is Shaun and Chris’. I woke up at about 7 this morning as they were getting Kendall around to go the sitters. After hanging around during the morning yesterday, Steve and I went to meet a friend of his from his old job for lunch. Carol and her family were about 30 minutes away and we were about 30 minutes late. It took a while for us to get around. There were 6 of them and Steve and I....
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Columbus, OH 9:25 AM I’m out on the porch in Columbus, OH with Steve (from Charlotte) and his friend’s Shaun and Chris and their baby Kendall. Their house is on the outskirts of Columbus. I slept on a pull out couch. It’s funny how I’ve been at my parent’s house for the last few weeks and today I woke up and felt more relaxed than I have in a few weeks. I must have been running myself ragged at home. How can I be more relaxed at a stranger’s house? I woke up early yesterday to finish packing and get ready for the drive. It had been a while since I’d been anywhere. My packing...
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Rochester, NY It’s 3:42 PM. I just woke up from what I hoped to be a recharging nap. It’s still too soon to tell. Tonight is my last night in Rochester as I embark on the second leg of the journey. I am ready to go for the most part, or at least I am in terms of schedule and destinations. I have a to do list that does not have enough time to be completed. Now its 4:00 (my friend Mark called, he’s out of the hospital) and I have to pack all of my clothes, pack my car, take a shower, be ready for company at 5:30, go to my farewell dinner with my family at 6:30, have a few drinks with...
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