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24 things I have learned about life

“Another year shot to hell.” That was my answer, way back on New Year’s Eve, 1970, when someone asked me how I felt about the just-finished year. I was 24 and almost terminally [...]

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Ah, Christmas

What I hate about Christmas is all the effort and money one is expected to put into it.

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Where did I put that?!

"You will not find what you seek, Grasshopper, until you don't need it any more."

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Is your flakiness flaring up for the holidays?

Get your holiday shit done before the actual holiday for a change.

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A Day in the Vandwelling Life

I’m trying to establish a routine of sorts while living in the van. It’s surprisingly difficult. Each day seems to present new challenges to routine. Or maybe it’s just my [...]

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Urinary disasters, part deux

So there I was, speeding along, when out of the dark along the side of the road loomed a pickup truck with a small cargo trailer and a tall man waving frantically for me to stop.

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Comfort matters

Yesterday was a long and miserable day after a long, cold night. The now-clean sleeping bag kept me warm until morning, when I needed my comforter on top of that—and I still had my doubts. [...]

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When the going gets tough, the tough have fun

"Can't afford" has always been my go-to excuse

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This is not how I imagined my new life of adventure

The pee began to flow. I couldn't turn it off.