Mike, to Decorah?

Mike posted today that he is considering moving back to Decorah.

I'm selfishly excited by the possibility. To have him close enough for a visit on short notice would be wonderful.

"You Can't Go Home Again" says Thomas Wolfe.

Heraclitus said it even earlier: "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."

Mike, of course, knows this. We've matured. We know that the past is not waiting for us. No, what Mike is looking for is a different future. And, as with many of us, the desire is to find a place we can call "home." For many people, if they haven't found a place to call home by the time they've reached my age, then "home" is found where they grew up.

I've found a new "home." Mike will do what's right for him. I don't doubt that. And when he does, I'll be happy for him. If what's right for him is that his "home" is near mine, I'll smile just a little more broadly.