Almost time to hit the road, roll north. This’ll be a good afternoon.
Tag: What I Think
I can only appreciate the history and the technology so much
I’d like to post more sights from inside the museum, but it’s all weapons. I don’t want pictures of weapons.
As a tourist, you become economically significant but essentially loathsome, an insect on a dead thing.
As a tourist, you become economically significant but essentially loathsome, an insect on a dead thing. – David Foster Wallace in Consider the Lobster
I’m not far from where this chain was founded
Lunch break, Steak ‘n Shake. I ordered both.
An observation about this morning’s journal entry
From my journal: I want my drive home today to be happy, life affirming, and slightly adventurous. . . . I want to smile a lot, cry a bit, and pry open my soul a crack. I said “home” regarding Kansas City. It just came out that way, despite the fact I’m exceptionally vigilant about… Continue reading An observation about this morning’s journal entry
So small and small town-y
Town of the day: Shabbona, IL
Heading to Chicago
Today: road therapy.
Everything I need fits in my backpack
When I board a train or an airplane, I bring just one bag with me, a backpack that holds everything I need for being away from home indefinitely, yet still fits under the seat in front of me. People on the internet love to look at how mavericks like me do something so seemingly radical,… Continue reading Everything I need fits in my backpack
I’m torn between being proud of what I own and feeling self-indulgent
Working on a silly blog post about what’s in my backpack. You’re all free to mock me when I post it.
Ask me about the time I crossed an international border by canoe
I just walked from Kansas to Missouri. I don’t think I’ve ever crossed a state line by foot before.