{"id":2848,"date":"2016-06-05T14:02:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T19:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/stevecaplan\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2016-06-05T14:02:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T19:02:09","slug":"the-wandering-jew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/stevecaplan\/2016\/06\/05\/the-wandering-jew\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wandering Jew"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMGP7954\"<\/a>New view from our back deck. The path around the lake is precisely 1 mile.<\/em><\/p>\n

Condemned to eternally wander from place to place? I guess that could describe my life. Born in the US when my father did a residency in Cleveland, lived in Canada in 3 different homes between ages 3-18, a year in Israel on a kibbutz, military service, 10 years as a student in Jerusalem, 4.5 years as a post-doc in Maryland at the National Institutes of Health, and 13 years in Omaha, Nebraska. 2 capitals: Jerusalem and DC.<\/p>\n

How many homes? Cleveland: 2, Winnipeg: 3, Israel: 7 + military (I\u2019ll count as \u201c1,\u201d although it was really dozens of places in 3 years), Rockville, MD: 1, Omaha 1 + 1. Total=16. On average, a move every 3 years. Does that qualify for a Wandering Jew, damned to circle the earth until the 2nd<\/sup> coming?<\/p>\n

In truth, it isn\u2019t as bad as all that. With a family and career, my last 13 happy years have been all at one residence\u2014until last week. Why move? We loved our house and home. No one left last week without shedding tears. But sometimes change, especially advantageous change, brings freshness, new perspective, and renewal. Once the boxes have been unpacked, or course.<\/p>\n

Another reason for the move relates to a career-related issue\u2014an offer and long-drawn out negotiations for a position out of state. The process of seeing a new place, new possibilities, the potential for move and change\u2014even if it didn\u2019t actually occur\u2014helped overcome an inertia barrier. Compared to moving labs and homes, the relocation of just a home\u2014and only 2 miles away, was not as daunting.<\/p>\n

Only time will tell whether this Wandering Jew has ultimately found a place to sink roots deep in the ground. But after 13 years in Nebraska, and a move to a house backing onto a lake with beautiful walking paths, it will probably take a lot to drive me away\u2026<\/p>\n

Our dining area, until things cool off in the late fall…<\/em>
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Picture window from my bedroom. Can hear frogs and toads at night.<\/em><\/a>
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Wide open skies of Nebraska.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The heart of the home; not much artifical light needed.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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