Entries from 'Travel Log'

Austin: Land of obscene highway overpasses, bumper-to-bumper traffic, and man-buns

Louis CK once said there is nothing more stupid than civic pride and civic rivalry (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=66tn5koMaGo), offensively grunting as he mocks people who cheer and boo cities he mentions in his acts.  For the most part I agree with him, but I have to admit that I am filled with protective-mama disbelief and even anger…

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Nola – Warning: esoteric woo-woo ahead

Okay, New Orleans… I see you. It’s taken me a little while to put what energetic pieces I can gather from this place so that I can understand – in my way – what’s going on in this place. Here’s the esoteric woo-woo, so hold onto your crystals and incense…. My sense is that underneath…

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New Orleans, day 1, au revoir!

After all the hype, I have to say my first impressions of New Orleans are not amazing.  Sensitive to energy, and almost always overwhelmed by large cities, I am already in need of a time-out – and I’ve only been here for less than 24 hours. That’s good, too, since I’m on my way to…

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A day in the life in Anywhere, USA

We’re parked in a campground outside of Laurel, Mississippi for the day/night on our way to New Orleans.  PARKED instead of camped because, to our pleasant surprise, when we pulled into our camping spot the RV was completely level front to back and side to side!  (Factoid: the camper needs to be level when parked…

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Madison/Georgia: weddings, freedom, friends, ants, and wild turkeys!

We made our trip back to Madison last week, marking what felt like the end of our first chapter on the road: “how much can we fit in before we come back for the wedding?!”  I think we did pretty well!  As a recap: Madison; Springfield, IL; St. Louis, MO; Cave City, KY; Nashville, TN;…

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