This makes me think he is on the road. Replacing his normal distractions with a different lifestyle where he is not tied to anything. And if he gets bored he can rig a distraction or choose to bring something into his life to complicate it. Then when he's tired of that he can throw it a side and float away. A very alluring lifestyle, probably one we all long for when chasing kids and jobs. Not sure about the man walking, mexicans, and chambermaids but he mentions them all in terms of a landscape description so he's probably using those images to set the theme for the travel, road he is on or using it to set a dark mood of despair.
This makes me think he is on the road. Replacing his normal distractions with a different lifestyle where he is not tied to anything. And if he gets bored he can rig a distraction or choose to bring something into his life to complicate it. Then when he's tired of that he can throw it a side and float away. A very alluring lifestyle, probably one we all long for when chasing kids and jobs. Not sure about the man walking, mexicans, and chambermaids but he mentions them all in terms of a landscape description so he's probably using those images to set the theme for the travel, road he is on or using it to set a dark mood of despair.