90,000 Miles to Me

To every PE teacher I’ve ever had, You. Are. Fired. I am not in your class anymore. You can’t tell…

Here are a few scattered thoughts. None of them quite a whole post in and of themselves, but still things…

A few weeks ago, I was reading one of my favorite books for the umpteenth time, and noticed that the…

The world is being rocked by a pandemic, challenging many people’s plans and expectations of what their life would look…

I’m continuously fascinated by how my inner psychological Journey has been revealing itself. The more layers I peel away, the…

I’ve been getting a lot done lately. Since I am now borrowing a little electric heater (thank you!), which has…

At catechism class today, our priest was answering someone’s question about spiritual warfare. To oversimplify his answer, he was saying…

One thing that has not been making progress is my shoulder recovery. I’ve seen a doctor and four different (kinds…

At the beginning of October, I drove up into the mountains to look at the bright yellow fall leaves and…

Many of the beliefs I have carried throughout my life are not true. These beliefs have strongly influenced my behavior,…

Just taking a trip isn’t all that hard, and though long-term travel takes more planning, it doesn’t inherently require mindful…

This is a backdated post from January 14th, 2017   Tuscon, AZ seems to be a hub for used Ford…

This is a backdated post from June 29th, 2017 First night in the van! The conversion is far from finished,…

This is a backdated post from July 29th, 2017 Two gorgeous weeks in Taos Ski Valley, NM, testing out my…

This is a backdated post from July 22nd, 2017 Moved out of the Ski Valley and into Carson National Forest…

This is a backdated post from August, 2017 Spent the rest of July and all of August parking in the…

This is a backdated post from August 31st, 2017 The van is packed and I’m getting ready to leave this…

This is a backdated post from September 12th, 2017 It’s been overcast almost every day since I set out. This…

This is a backdated post from September 20th, 2017 Crossed the famous Mississippi River on a drizzly, overcast morning. Kept…

This is a backdated post from September 24th, 2017 Gas this morning was only $2.19! I haven’t seen less than…

  Okay, I’m caving to imaginary social pressure in writing this. Imaginary, because no one has actually made any comments,…

Okay, here’s the deal. I’ve spent a lot of time, therapy sessions, and friends’ patience complaining about not having a…

This is the middle of what I consider my third *season* of van living, but since I moved in right…

Back in Missoula, I spent a week or so puttering around, feeling kind of lost since my plans to go…

Deeper into Allegheny National Forest, I made camp for a few nights at a designated site along one of the…

I’m continuously fascinated by how my inner psychological Journey has been revealing itself. The more layers I peel away, the…

To put this in context, since I was a teen, my mom, an older cousin, and I have been a…

Here’s the thing. I don’t want to be my father. I feel like a traitor writing that. Like I’m betraying…

Today is the one year anniversary of officially moving in to my van full time, and it has been quite…

A little west of Devils Tower in northern Wyoming is a little city named Gillette. I spent a few days…