My holiday activities started in Colorado where I drove 800 miles to Las Vegas. After spending a few days there I made the 650 drive to Northern California. Again, a few days then I flew 2500 miles to Hawaii where I drove another 1000 miles touring the Big Island before...
I have been proud that ever since I started van-dwelling I had not been sick with those annual illnesses such as the common cold or flu. I have had some bad allergies and even food poisoned, but no cold or flu. I credit that I am near so few people...
Civilization drives it’s victims into flocks, repressing the growth of individuality – John Muir Just over seven months ago I returned to Colorado to be with Timmy for his birthday and a portion of his summer. Within days of returning, I found myself in a unique situation to complete some...
It has been just over 3 weeks and injury has turned to boredom. I have been both lucky and thankful to have Timmy and Imelda here to care for me during the worst of it. Though I could have managed on my own, it is always nice to have someone...
It has been one full week since my little biking mishap. Seven full days, and today I am still 100% disabled. Life has come to a dead stop of all activities, even typing this post is a task filled with bursts of pain from my collarbone. Breathing reminds me of...
It’s been a rough 45 days. Yesterday was the icing on the cake, the 3rd case of major bad luck to fall into my lap. The first was Timmy’s little fender-bender in my Datsun. He learned just how easy it is to get into an accident, and it has since...
As December – the start of new adventures – draws closer, the number of items on my todo list seem only to breed litters of offspring. In some masochistic way it is a good thing, as it is keeping me busy in an otherwise boring daily life living within city...
On August 31, 2009 I was down to my final 2 cigarettes and on my way to the local tobacco shop to buy another carton of cigarettes – $42 at the time – when it dawned on me that I would be blowing my monthly budget on the final day...
My previous camera – a Canon Rebel Xsi – had served me well for the three years I have owned it. Although it is still more than enough camera for my photography abilities, one area that it has been inadequate was its inability to shoot video. My son has been...
