bloom, bloom, bloom

You bloom where you’re planted. That’s rule number uno….numero one….for a happy life…. You have to bloom. Bloom. BE. Here’s a guy out in Idaho….cleaning campsites before he leaves them, enjoying hot springs, driving his van….riding his bike….eating sausage and … Continue reading

I question the legitimacy….

How much can these people really know about anything? THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO TALK AMERICAN!! (I’m kidding, of course.) Lots of folks travelling around in vans. We drove up to Asheville yesterday….in the old minivan….went to the pinball … Continue reading

it is what it is….until….it stops being what it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrmN7iaRggM What a delicate thing our thoughts are. We absorb what we surround ourselves with. We carry the attitudes and comments we grow up around. But…too..what a malleable thing our thoughts are. If we have any control over anything, it’s … Continue reading

overextend yourself…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhi1mQN7l2o We live in a house that’s “in progress”. There’s always something to do….something more that needs attention. Last night, after work, we went over to the other property we bought a couple of years ago to clean up a … Continue reading

SunRay! Dylan!

“Let the love in your heart….flow, forgive everybody, and move forward in the present….and take a walk in Nature.” That’s some advice that SunRay Kelley gives at the end of this video. Good advice, huh? The “Dylan” in the blog … Continue reading

Macklemore is Glorious…..

Macklemore is a dude who I get a kick out of. Showing his 100-year-old granny a good day looks fun. And….how long could I live if I cherished every sunset and sunrise? Good for you, Macklemore! … Continue reading

What’s the worst that could happen?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04BOtmCLEEg Tim Ferriss! Talking about “goal setting” ….and “fear setting”. Thinking about the worst thing that could happen as the result of any risky effort….and then recognizing what the cost of that “worst thing” really means. Tim Ferriss….always interesting.

obsess….and execute.

Magnus Walker is an interesting guy. Here’s a documentary about him….about 32 minutes long. Good stuff. Watching this, I thought that there is a big difference between the obsessed person who never acts on their obsession, and the person who … Continue reading

My first “guest blogger”…..and what a guest!!

This is a guest blog that my son, Nate, is writing today. Nate: Kirby’s Blowout Blast is a 3D game and you can move in any direction. The game is about swallowing up items and spitting them out and making … Continue reading

Van Life gathering in Colorado

I drive around all day and I still want to drive. But….I want to drive somewhere different. That’s a problem, I guess. Here’s a video full of interviews with people who live in their vans. They’re at a “Van Life” … Continue reading