Category: History

• The Sadness of Misplaced Optimism

  After realizing that I probably had pants that would fit in my locker, I walked down to the basement and went through the bin. I found several pair of Size-36 jeans and pants (most of which still have the tags on them) in the bin. You might have thought that my first reaction was ‘Cool! […]

  Mitch Garvis

  January 23, 2023

  Clothes, History, Progress, Reflection, Sadness

• Welcome to Dallas… Welcome Home

  I do not live in Dallas… but that’s where my fiancée lives, and wherever she is, I am home. There was doubt as to whether I would get here, and that doubt has weighed on us both for months. Until July of last year I was living in California. I was on a work visa […]

  Mitch Garvis

  June 16, 2022

  Anxiety, Emotions, Fiancée, History

  Anxiety, Fiancée, Travel

• Day 64

  Another day of following the prescribed regimen, and once again the bathroom scale is down. I am quite pleased with that, but more important, I am feeling lighter today. The shirt that I am wearing, which a month ago had my belly hanging out, is now much more comfortable. It is a good day to […]

  Mitch Garvis

  March 24, 2022

  Cuba, Friends, Girlfriend, History, Progress, Surgery