A Mini-Smoky Mountain Walkabout
As my restless-feet-syndrome fired up last week and I sat in a movie theater by my lonesome watching Eat, Pray, Love- yep, that was me,…
Passport Renewal and the Ensuing Separation Anxiety
Sending my Precious to the Land of Red Tape…
Separation from the passport, for any duration of time, can be a debilitating event for an independent…
Sleeping with my Atlas? What a single nomad does when the travel bug hits.
Yep, it happened.
Last night, as my eyes were closing and my brain was still giggling at Jon Stewart’s depiction of the Fox News logo being…
Embracing the Journey~ and Creating a Better Community in the Process.
“A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years…
Small Town Living and Walking Out the Writer’s Block
The desert is in bloom, the temperature is in the mid to upper 80s and the town population is down to a few thousand. And,…
Just for Laughs- a gift from the YouTube gods
Sometimes, we just need to laugh.
I was sitting outside the espresso outpost in Quartzsite yesterday and a new friend was playing some guitar music. Out…
An Empathetic Crystal and Saying Goodbye.
“I was walking along, looking down at the ground and there was this crystal. Looked just like a tear drop. A teardrop from God, just…
Turning off the Grid- “Things were better before there was television.”
Canning for Survival
Last week, the RV park gathered for their monthly donuts and coffee breakfast. About 20 old-timers sat around over glazed donuts and…
Carnie Fred, the Greyhound & the Gold Prospector
Carnie Fred
Gusts of air wafted at me from the row of seats a few yards away. I held my breath and assessed the large man…
JoMamma and Ali McGraw
The Coveted Amtrak Seat
I boarded the Amtrak in Emeryville at 10pm. I asked the conductor for a window seat in the hopes of catching one…
The Lens of Your Past~ challenging assumptions and analyzing your past self.
One of the beautiful things about the Walkabout is the time you now have to really evaluate your present in relation to your past walkabouts. …
The Walkabout~ my interpretation and why I’m writing about it.
“Every sunset which I witness inspires me with the desire to go to a West as distant and as fair as that into which the…
Westward Walkabout~ The Coaststarlight Adventure
The third installment in the Western Walkabout series is here!
Westward Walkabout~ Part 2
The following is a continuation of my Westward Walkabout series. The sun finally appeared, so I ventured into the City for a little artistic indulgence…
from the walkabout…
I finally found a good use for my Blackberry! This video was shot entirely on the little bugger and will be the first in a…
