A couple weeks back, before the storm blew in and failed to knock out the power and the storm of novices came in to reignite the debate season, I came home and found a note under my door saying that…
Category: TH’HEAT 2011
TH’HEAT 2011 Wrapup: 25 State Impressions
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, a quick wrap of impressions I gathered in the 25 states and the District of Columbia on the road. I didn’t really keep a log or a journal of any kind…
Roadtrip Livin’
While it is hard to be alone and harder to pass through towns where memories abound, there is an upside to roadtrip living to be found even in the midst of having one’s life ruined. It is arguably the reason…
Monday Fun Facts
1. I am in Kansas! 2. Kansas is not as flat as you think it is. 3. I am going to Manhattan, Kansas this evening, which I’m afraid will be very dull. It was really fun when I was there…
The Highway is for Gamblers
Leaving Albuquerque today, a few days later than anticipated originally. About a week away from Jersey, probably less. Going to pick up some baseball on the long lonely road home while probably seeing no one I know till Philadelphia. That…
Truth in Advertising
I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that having access to all of one’s e-mails for several years should allow the refinement of particularly effective advertising. Still, seeing these two back-to-back was a bit jarring this morning: Thanks a lot, GMail.…
The Great Outdoors
After a long break, here’s a video from a few days ago, camping at Alabama’s highest point in Cheaha State Park:
Happy Anniversary to Me
Eight years ago today, I married the love of my life in the hills above Los Gatos, California. Seven years after that, she sent me a sweet recommitting note from Monrovia, Liberia, which I already reprinted here. Two days after…
Hard Drivin’
From almost a week ago – viewer discretion is advised:
24 Things I’ve Learned on the Homesick Heartache Tour So Far
So I haven’t written an actual post in a really long time, and you’ve probably noticed that I’ve stopped really making videos too. The thing is that I made a Day 8 video and it was of me crying and…