Trip Home - Day 4

- met Samir (Kemo's brother) going downstairs this morning; I don't think he knew who I was and I had a hard time figuring out who he was
- Sisko was very happy to see me; feeling was definitely mutual; his wife Nada died few years back from brain tumor; he still looks the same, just older as all of us; lives alone, retired
- visited cemetery with Robie; it was beautiful, surreal
- Edo Mandic; I did not know he owns a flower shop at which I stopped by; his wife (whom I did not know) all of a sudden called him as he was pulling out of the parking lot; I rink an out and turned him around; he was so pleased...
- went to the ranch and saw two women sitting in the shade; ordinary village folk; one's daughter is renting there; they made some turkish coffee chatted for awhile; very pleasant
- Namik did not recognize me at first (said I had lost weight) but was extremely excited to see me; will e-mail me some old pictures of tennis
- spent most of the afternoon at Lovacki with Kemo talking about life and his problems with his first girlfriend Teda
- Smajo walked into Lovacki; it was nice seeing him again; he was very happy to see me; remembered my little thing at beechbrook and his "enemies" (made me feel good); his wife is in a progressive stage of Alzheimer's
- Soraja asking about Marina
- Viki at Caco's: semi official little chat
- aunt Zdena was extremely happy to see me; I was treated to a dinner of all home made and home grown stuff; amazing!!!
- Nedzad Kadic (Kadija); extreme professional; knew me as an intellectual, musician, professional and an all around well groomed person (his words)
- Falja: knew more than I ever thought about me; was very grateful about me advertising his work etc...

Trip Home - Day 3

- Sudo is unemployed, disenchanted and has bad teeth; drinks apple brandy for living
- Niko looks olderand walks with cane; had a cup of turkish coffee and ca. 2 hours of superb conversation on life
- had delicious satarash and chicken at Danica's
- another couple of hours of very engaging conversation with Kemo at Longo's
- problem with bus ride back to Zagreb: 7am and 3:30pm only which means I would have to stay in a hotel in Zagreb Monday night
- nice little chat at Kemo & Camila's place
- did not sleep much last night: stray dogs kept barking all night and hodzha kept praying
- super burek kod Sade
- Begaca did not recognize me; did not seem too excited to see me

Trip Home - Day 2

- met teta Stefica in the hallway on my way up; looks older but very good; recognized me right away ("Gdje si Miro lutko moja?")
- Stefo looks the same; very organized, helpful
- apartment looks run-down
- Kemo posti; u penziji; kaze fino mu
- Samir Susic never stops talking; very intelligent; Don Quixote
- Rabija: no pension for me; BH law: 20 years minimum or buy out
- Robie works around the clock; said he will help me
- cevabdzinica Kobra: could be better (cevapi oversized, lepinja supersized, yoghurt minisized)
- met Daba, Berta at Caco's; nice as always
- Sok at Longo: "Is that Mr. Miro Glavic's voice from around the corner?"; Daba, Robie and Crlja joined us

Trip Home - Day 1

- U.S. security took away shaving cream and toothpaste at the airport
- never to fly SAS again (too cramped and I vomited everything I ate)
- Copenhagen airport: small, nice (wood floors), bathroom stinks
- Zagreb: hot; everybody smokes, everywhere!!! No a/c at the bus terminal; sandwich - one italian sub with one slice ham and cheese each...
- bus to Zavidovici: driver smokes; no a/c; kid behind me kept screaming; two old bitches talking loud non stop; Biljana and her son Nenad (said I looked like Harrison Ford) nice people.
- Bozo and Danica look good, very happy to see me

Perpetuum Mobile

Short of discovering or creating one ourselves, we will have to get satisfied with this thing we call among other things universe, mother nature or simply life.