I miss many places, things, and people, and I miss some past moments of my life more and more. Sometimes, I remember brief flashes to moments, people, and places. It sounds ugly when I say I've forgotten them. Perhaps our hectic lives push old events into the farthest drawers of the brain, but it only takes a small stimulus, an image or a word, for these memories to come flooding back. Another thing I've noticed is to stay focused on that memory. Otherwise, it goes as quickly as it came.

I look forward to any new ride that takes me to places in the city or anywhere I've never been or have rarely been. Often, the waiting is rewarded, and I recently walked through the empty streets of a downtown neighborhood.

Bucharest is Romania's capital and where I spend my days.Bucharest (UK: /ˌbuːkəˈrɛst/, US: /ˈbuːkərɛst/ -⁠rest; Romanian: București [bukuˈreʃtʲ]) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 2.3 million, making Bucharest the 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 240 km2 (93 sq mi) and comprises six districts (Sectoare), while the metropolitan area covers 1,811 km2 (699 sq mi). Bucharest is a major cultural, political, and economic hub, the country's seat of government, and the capital of the Muntenia region. Source

I had no meetings planned for the day. Instead, my wife had two not—pleasant but necessary appointments: with the eye doctor and the dentist.It didn't help that I didn't have any meetings scheduled because it was as if I did. I always accompany my wife to such appointments.

When I think about the past and events in my past, I always have to remember that thirty years ago, there was a reset. Then, following a fire that took my house and everything in it, I lost most of the memories that were supported by photographs.

A new Wednesday that has come and is already ready to go compels me to recount my most recent walk, which happened only two days ago.I finally had a rare walk, which can happen only once or twice a year. I had to travel 450 km—the distance between my home in Bucharest and my younger brother's home in northern Romania, my grandparents' former home, where I grew up.