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Laughlin, NV to Sedona, AZ: finally some cool rocks

Sunrise over the Colorado Straight roads Behold, a cactus FROG ROCK! Not southern Idaho. Arizona. No really. That’s more like it. Sedona. Oooooooooh. Festival o’ lights at the Tlaquepaque (which is nothing like Tlaquepaque in Guadalajara) And it is cold … Continue reading

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Oddlights: Cali to Lake Havasu, AZ to Laughlin, NV

(I decided to focus on the things that seem the strangest to me from day to day on this trip, thus the “oddlights.”) Leaving Blythe, CA I soon hit Ehrenberg, AZ which, as my trusty navigator (Mr. Holden) pointed out, … Continue reading

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Fishpocalypse at the Salton Sea

I’m sitting at the Courtesy Coffee Shop in Blythe, CA enjoying coffee, sunshine and eavesdropping. So far both conversations between the waitress and other patrons are about illness and lethargy – no one feels well enough to start decorating for … Continue reading

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Hoopty, Digs, Freelance & Whipstitch

New hoopty, new digs, new published freelance piece, newfound talent for whipstitch. What the hell is going on? Could it be a quaterlife crisis for our audacious protagonista? Nah – just a weird alignment of the stars that put everything … Continue reading

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Conquistadora

In honor of Adventurer Day, I made my virgin voyage to two different places in Sitka town yesterday. One might think I had conquistered every location available with two off-n-on years in a town of 8,000 inhabitants, but there are … Continue reading

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Kitchen Tart

Putting off writing and poking around Etsy.com recently, I redirected to the web page of that day’s featured seller (maya*made). There I found a recipe that tugged at my fall harvest baker delusions. I don’t know if this is common, … Continue reading

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Write v. Flight: An Autumnal Quandry

It is fall, and snow is creeping down the mountains. Fresh snow on Bear Mountain I have once again skipped a summer, opting instead for 7-day-a-week fish biz work in Alaska and consequently a winter with enough money and time … Continue reading

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Ireland on a budget. What NOT to do.

Blending in Last month I took a trip that some might call blow-your-mind-fantastical. It was quick (one week) and consisted of my greatest friend Megan The Gnome and I tooling the entire island of Ireland. “Whoa, fun!” you say, and … Continue reading

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Her Ring

This is the real circle of life, Simba. Her Ring = herring, and that’s but one of the joyous discoveries of the fish-addled mind. Seriously – this herring shit has been popping off for two weeks, and it is time … Continue reading

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Laughing out loud

The general misuse of lol is rampant. It doesn’t get under my skin as much as the whole business of confusing lose/loose/loser/looser, but it is bothersome. Here’s a chat from work: Me: Man – Northern Tool sells such shitty shit. … Continue reading

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