Except, we haven’t gotten there yet! You guys know the classic stoner movie where Karl Penn and John Cho (Sulu!) get amazingly high and decide they want “something different” for their munchie food, which sets them on an epic journey to a White Castle restaurant. They end up going to jail, riding a cheetah, and […]
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Google Maps, Dumpsters, and Other Gripes
The park we’re staying in—for one night on our way through Iowa to Missouri—is beautiful, but we went on only one walk before a storm hit, and I left my phone in the trailer for it. The campground itself is horrendous: basically a gravel parking lot. So, no post for the mis-named Swan Lake State […]
Deer Skull Boiling: We’re Not There Yet
We made it to Hancock, Michigan, which is right on the canal that sets apart the tip of the Upper Peninsula. According to signs, there’s a lot of these activities around here: Snowmobiling Drinking in roadside bars Hunting Selling handicrafts (these seem to be mostly wooden spoons) Living in giant, rundown frat houses (Michigan Tech). […]
Tragedy Narrowly Averted
That’s how Bobby Weir introduces a song during a Grateful Dead concert in 1980 that I’ve listened to a million times. He says, “From a long line of tragedy songs, here’s a song about tragedy narrowly averted.” The band launches directly into an old standard about a monkey who’s so confident from years of sitting […]
Types of RVs
You all know I love this guy who makes a podcast for insomniacs, Sleep with Me. He basically just rambles on for an hour in a really boring way, but funny or weird (mostly both) enough to keep you from hating him, so you keep listening and then fall asleep. One of his formats (not […]
Learning to Live in the Firefly during Downtime
Of course we’re not doing any of the things we’d planned on doing in Virginia for this stay: hanging out with friends and family, going to the kazillion breweries we like here, hearing local bands. We are, though, getting time to figure things out in the Airstream. Accomplishments Yesterday we: Opened the awning for the […]
Mistakes We’ve Made *Already*
(Plus actual updates on our progress.) In our zeal to downsize and prep the Airstream, we’ve jumped the gun on several decisions that I regret already. No big deal—some are even amusing. What We Gave Away Jewelry. Why would I need jewelry for a life on the road? Give it all away! And then I […]
