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Amarillo by afternoon…
Doesn’t have the same ring. But I think I’m going to stop and get a Texas steak. Last night was a real doozy. It was sweltering in the car. An oppressive heat had borne down on my location. I smugly lowered all four windows and put in the screens. It took a while to cool Continue reading
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I saw it all at Sallisaw
Okay, maybe not. There were some slowdowns on I-40. Imagine that. I’m only eating one meal a day on my trip. Saves on pit stops. Tonight’s stop in Oklahoma is just another one-nighter. So not a lot to report. It’s hot. And buggy. I’m glad I bought window screens for my Outback. I named him Continue reading
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Leaving Las Natchez
Short post as I enjoy my second dark mocha latte. My special concoction. As part of my journey blogs, I’ll share what I’m learning about car-glamping. I’ve already been on a multi-day one-site camp. This one-night stopover is a whole different animal. Yet some things will be consistent. Here’s a peek. I tried to think Continue reading
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Natchez Trace
And here we are. A wet and inauspicious start to the adventure. I’m not going to set much up, I think we are going to get more thunderstorms later. The trip down was uneventful. A Cash pit stop. However… this does not mean I must rough it. I’m only staying one night in Natchez Trace Continue reading
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Go west old man…
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain “Surely, of all the wonders of the world, the horizon is the greatest.” – Freya Stark “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It Continue reading
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There was a time when a radio meant something…
When I was young, it was having one. And this meant an AM pocket radio. It wasn’t long before this graduated to the inclusion of the wonderful, and stereo — if you had more than one speaker — FM band. When I became of driving age it was what was in, or under, your dash. Continue reading
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Fits and Starts…
No quotes this time. Sorry. I haven’t been posting in the past few weeks. Not because I’ve lost interest, but rather that I’ve been focusing on a new project. I am writing a novel. I am already over a quarter of the way complete in my march to the rough draft. Yay! I have all Continue reading
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Dave’s Bakery
Quotes Life on a submarine is… well, different. The Navy marketed itself as not just a job, but an adventure. Which is true. It is an adventure. And just like any adventure movie it can exciting and dangerous. At times. At few times. Submarine duty is termed the silent service, which is apt as the Continue reading
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Becoming a better whatever
“Even a genius cannot completely resist his Zeitgeist, the spirit of his time.” Viktor E. Frankl “The zeitgeist is ever-changing. If you try second guess what people want, you’ll miss it.” Nick Frost “If you don’t appeal to kids, to the zeitgeist, you get thrown on the scrapheap. “ Ariel Pink I must admit that Continue reading
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Sail on Sailor…
“Life would be pretty monotonous if the sky was always blue.” Robin Graham “One learns from the sea how little one needs, not how much. These were our islands now, islands cut off from the world of concrete and steel, from freeways and television.” “Happiness has no frontiers, that it’s a state of mind and Continue reading