I’m sitting in the apartment on The Red Couch (capitalized because it’s the most expensive thing we’ve bought, a whole $100), very early in the morning during a thunderstorm. Tracy is sleeping and Banjo is anxiously sitting by his bedside, but, here in the school-spirit red living room, I’ve opened the vertical blinds to the […]
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Yay for the Good People
I mean that universally in this time of craziness around our country; there are a few good people doing good works, still. Thank you if you’re one of them. In my little world, things are also gonna get crazy here. The trailer will be picked up sooner than we expected, so, for the couple of […]
Mystery Turns Measurable
Why I pulled the plug on the nomad life and why I’m still grieving for it.
Countdown to the Switcherooo
You know our move out of Tracy’s house into the Airstream was bumpy because it was right when Covid started. Of course, this move out of the Airstream into a sticks and bricks is looking also to be a long and windy road. We have experience with long and windy roads, though. (Yes, pun actually […]
Things I Want to Remember about Living in the Airstream
I’m sitting in my seat at the dinette very early this morning, looking around at the trailer while Tracy and Banjo sleep. I’m thinking about all the things I don’t want to forget in here, all the small aspects of daily life inside our home that I want to stay with me in my memories. […]
Going Native: Free Furniture and Tailgating with Brats
It’s about time you guys got a cheerful post from me, so here goes! First though, I’m trying out yet another idea for a new blog name, above: the “Stay Amazed” I saw as graffiti in Utah, and I like it paired with a photo I could have taken anywhere, not associated with travel. I’ll […]
Rolling with the Punches Here
I’ve been thinking about resiliency: how as a skill, a character trait, a practice, it helps you lead a satisfying life no matter what changes come your way. You plan for one thing, something else happens, and you change your plan to accommodate. You roll with the punches. This sounds so sensible, right? And I’ve “rolled with […]
A Sad Farewell to Our Airstream Home
I know I’ve been obnoxiously alluding to something big in our lives that I couldn’t tell you about, but the time has come to spill the beans. Our Airstream has been declared a total loss by our insurance company. Which means they’re taking possession of it, as in, towing it away from us. This trailer […]
“Things” I’m Looking Forward To
My update is that there is no update: we’re still in the Airstream in Wisconsin, still looking at houses, still trying to come to terms with the idea of a life in place. There are so many complicated, changeable emotions around us right now that it’s like a swirling, stinky magic spell is in the […]
Corn Sweat at an Old Orphanage with Tornado Warnings
It’s about time I tell you about where the heck we are. Stoughton, Wisconsin, is a rural town south of Madison, home of the infamous water tower typo. I believe that paint job missing the second T lasted only a day, but ain’t that something? That still cracks me up. Thanks, Doug! I shouldn’t laugh […]
