“I made it to Varna.” This thought still crosses my mind, even though I have been in this city for two weeks already. Even now, if I take the time to reflect on this thought, it’s a challenge to comprehend it. I have spent a lot of time wandering aimlessly. During this wandering, when the [...]
Authentic Nomads
It’s been a few years now that I have dreamed of living a nomadic lifestyle. Getting rid of all my possessions, except what I can carry in one backpack. Traveling around the world, from town to town. Meeting people, seeking adventure. Of course, much of the travel would be with the convenience of modern transportation. [...]
What am I Putting in My Bucket?
I’m trying to wrap my head around reorganizing my life. Every day is filled with events. Some consistent, daily events are eating, sleeping, thinking, and checking the internet. Other events happen less often, like grocery shopping, shaving, picking up a newspaper. Going further down the “frequency” scale are changing my car’s oil, seeing a movie [...]
2012, You’ve Been Replaced
===== We are 5 days into 2013. Can you believe it’s already 1% over? I got some writin’ to do about 2012 yet though! If your experience over the last few weeks has been like mine, you’ve come across someone’s annual review here or there. I have to say, I really enjoy them. So much in fact, [...]
Money Thoughts
I grab my electronic coin-counting jar off the shelf built onto my headboard. I take a look at the digital readout. It displays “$38.36″. It’s a good time to cash it in for some dirty, crinkly paper money, I think. In the bank there’s a self-service coin-counting machine. I really love that thing. I dump [...]
Struggle is Innate
Márgarét, are you gríeving Over Goldengrove unleaving? Leáves, líke the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts care for, can you? Ah! ás the heart grows older It will come to such sights colder By and by, nor spare a sigh Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie; And yet you wíll weep and know why. Now [...]
