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36,200 Miles • To Every PE Teacher I’ve Ever Had
To every PE teacher I’ve ever had, You. Are. Fired. I am not in your class anymore. You can’t tell…
36,154 Miles • How Revelations from the Fall Are Settling In
Here are a few scattered thoughts. None of them quite a whole post in and of themselves, but still things…
36,104 Miles • On Finding a Path in Children’s Literature
A few weeks ago, I was reading one of my favorite books for the umpteenth time, and noticed that the…
36,051 Miles • The Obligatory COVID-19 Update
The world is being rocked by a pandemic, challenging many people’s plans and expectations of what their life would look…
36,007 Miles • Letting Go of the Shame of Middle School Violin
I’m continuously fascinated by how my inner psychological Journey has been revealing itself. The more layers I peel away, the…
35,080 Miles • Heading into Winter
I’ve been getting a lot done lately. Since I am now borrowing a little electric heater (thank you!), which has…
34,902 Miles • On Trust and Skepticism
At catechism class today, our priest was answering someone’s question about spiritual warfare. To oversimplify his answer, he was saying…
34,776 Miles • Making Progress
One thing that has not been making progress is my shoulder recovery. I’ve seen a doctor and four different (kinds…
34,653 Miles • The Van is Cold
At the beginning of October, I drove up into the mountains to look at the bright yellow fall leaves and…
34,534 Miles • Many Beliefs I Have Carried Throughout My Life are Not True
Many of the beliefs I have carried throughout my life are not true. These beliefs have strongly influenced my behavior,…
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Why I Didn’t Start This Blog A Year Ago
It has been one year almost to the day since I bought a Ford Transit cargo van, and just over…
How I Want to Travel
Just taking a trip isn’t all that hard, and though long-term travel takes more planning, it doesn’t inherently require mindful…
0 Miles • Purchasing the Van
This is a backdated post from January 14th, 2017 Tuscon, AZ seems to be a hub for used Ford…
3,845 Miles • First Night in the Van
This is a backdated post from June 29th, 2017 First night in the van! The conversion is far from finished,…
3,954 Miles • Food: A Steep Learning Curve
This is a backdated post from July 29th, 2017 Two gorgeous weeks in Taos Ski Valley, NM, testing out my…
4,000 Miles • First Night Boondocking
This is a backdated post from July 22nd, 2017 Moved out of the Ski Valley and into Carson National Forest…
4,150 Miles • How Not to Cook Humus
This is a backdated post from August, 2017 Spent the rest of July and all of August parking in the…
4,574 Miles • Setting Out on My Grand Adventure
This is a backdated post from August 31st, 2017 The van is packed and I’m getting ready to leave this…
5,571 Miles • A Barrage of a Thunderstorm
This is a backdated post from September 12th, 2017 It’s been overcast almost every day since I set out. This…
6,225 Miles • Crossing the Mississippi
This is a backdated post from September 20th, 2017 Crossed the famous Mississippi River on a drizzly, overcast morning. Kept…
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14,677 Miles • One Year in the Van: The Practical Side
Okay, I’m caving to imaginary social pressure in writing this. Imaginary, because no one has actually made any comments,…
30,313 Miles • On Being a Writer
Okay, here’s the deal. I’ve spent a lot of time, therapy sessions, and friends’ patience complaining about not having a…
28,811 Miles • Two Years in the Van Report
This is the middle of what I consider my third *season* of van living, but since I moved in right…
17,315 Miles • Learning to Listen to My Body
Back in Missoula, I spent a week or so puttering around, feeling kind of lost since my plans to go…
28,097 Miles • On Rules, Not Liking Myself, and Confusion in the Alleghenies
Deeper into Allegheny National Forest, I made camp for a few nights at a designated site along one of the…
36,007 Miles • Letting Go of the Shame of Middle School Violin
I’m continuously fascinated by how my inner psychological Journey has been revealing itself. The more layers I peel away, the…
10,422 Miles • A Love Letter to My Dad
Here’s the thing. I don’t want to be my father. I feel like a traitor writing that. Like I’m betraying…
12,540 Miles • A Mammoth Autistic Moment
To put this in context, since I was a teen, my mom, an older cousin, and I have been a…
15,126 Miles • A Powwow of Consequence
You’ve probably heard the observation by Robert Ingersoll that, “In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are…
14,677 Miles • One Year in the Van Report
Today is the one year anniversary of officially moving in to my van full time, and it has been quite…