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The Power of an Idea

A few weeks ago I saw an article / video entitled The American Who Quit Money to Live in a Cave, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. The article is about this dude Daniel Suelo who apparently “stopped using money in 2000.” Finding out more about Daniel reminded me of […]

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Favorite campsites in Arizona

I’ve already mentioned Slab City in Niland, CA, as the coolest place to camp in the US. For more info about Slab City, you can check out my previous post about Slab City and take a look at some of my Slab City photos in my Picasa albums. Please take note of the unique photos […]

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An American Monument for Believers, Heathens, and Dogs

Everyone who knows me can tell you these things about me—I love living in a Chevy S-10 pickup (with Shane) for months at a time, I once went six weeks without taking a “real” shower, and above all, I am sickeningly obsessed with my dog, Ruby. Taking these several factors into account, Fairfax County, Virginia, […]

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The American White Pelicans Living at the Salton Sea…

… might be in trouble (along with the fish!). No, they haven’t been late paying rent, it’s just that the Salton Sea is evaporating at a rate of approximately 450 million gallons each year. I was reading about this in the news the other day: http://www.lvrj.com/news/california-water-wars-focus-on-salton-sea-colorado-river-pact-113838524.html When I saw this article from Jan. 16th, “the […]

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Warmer weather please!

I have been FREEZING in my basement room since sometime in November. There is no central heat, so it reminds me of spending May, June, July 2010 in South Africa in a similar lack of heating arrangement. Enduring the unlucky trans-equatorial traveler’s “2 winters in a row” is taking it’s toll, and it’s only January. […]

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