A Suitcase Full of Nothing, Body Odor, and Some Perspective

Happy holidays!  I'm writing to you from my parents' house in Columbus, Ohio where I'm currently relaxing on the couch with some college bowl games and the company of my parents, sister, brother-in-law, their dog, and a sleeping niece upstairs.  I've been traveling most of December and threw a move to another state in the …

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Vampire Tacos, the Devil’s Not-So-Easy Chair, and Adventures in the High Desert

With my tail between my legs, I continued on from Joshua Tree to Orange County.  My spirits were greatly lifted though as I drove by Palm Springs and saw 4,000 silent sentries, arms rotating gently as they stared blankly from their post on the San Gorgonio Mountain Pass out upon the Coachella Valley.  WINDMILLS!!!  Actually, …

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