Well we got rid of the Jeep in exchange for a mini van. Many of my friends are getting a kick out of me getting a minivan. But it wasnt that long ago that I had a Toyota minivan that i just loved. It was when I lived in West Virginia. Originally bought when i still...
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First a crib,ow a minivan. Where does it end?
Well we got rid of the Jeep in exchange for a mini van. Many of my friends are getting a kick out of me getting a minivan. But it wasnt that long ago that I had a Toyota minivan that i just loved. It was when I lived in West Virginia. Originally bought when i still...
Bo Dog, A man’s true best friend R.I.P.
Lately it seems like there has been a lot to be down about, and most recently I have been down about the world losing a great animal. A warrior in his own right. A good soul...BoDog. BoDog was Scooter’s, one of my best friend’s dog. But I doot like the term dog for...
Real World Living
Well Iow have respect for those people that blog without travel and exploration as their source of material. I amow finding that mowing the lawn, sweeping the floors, cleaning dishes, doing taxes and running to the grocery store are tough subjects to write about. I am...
“Happiness is Only Real When Shared” — C. McCandless, Into the Wild
I recently saw the movie “Into the Wild” and it really struck a chord in me. So many things that the character Chris McCandless experienced reminded me of what we discovered in our journeys on the road in the motor home. We too feel like we connected and got to touch...
Wet and Soggy on the Green
This past weekend was University of West Florida’s Festival on the Green. And we participated in it with a booth for our One Shoe Diaries stuff. The first day was alright, it threatened to rain all day but it held off. I met many wonderful people. Names escape me, I...
Touching people’s lives through art
Lately the One Shoe Diaries has really gotten attention. From media outlets to people’s personal blogs. The CNN segment featuring it even replayed this weekend! I just found a site this morning where a creative writing resources page posted this: Creative Writing...
BMW vandalism and a Sasquatch sighting
Recently I had my good friend Randy, or Big Randy as we call him since he is around 6’8” and close to a muscley 300lbs! When in town he was on a vacation for himself, away from the stresses of raising 3 kids and being self employed. So to live it up a bit he decided...
Trains
Seems every where we have traveled we have been followed by a train. I know it isot the same train, but you know what I mean 🙂 As we went across the country to California it seemed we were always listening to a train atight. Sometimes just a subtle train whistle in...
Reunions of a sort
After the segment about Sharon and i and our project the One Shoe Diaries aired on CNN Headline News’ “News to Me” over the weekend I got a lot of response from people who saw the segment and wanted to comment on the project. This is the best part. I love to hear from...