Shopper News Article
The Shopper News ran an article about me and my roadtrip. You can read it here, I am on page A8.
Self Care
So, after the cluster that was yesterday, I decided today was a day for self-care. What does that mean? I returned to the room, shut off all of the lights, turned the TV on, the air down, took a muscle relaxer and snuggled up in under my Wonder Woman throw. I dozed, I watched Dr.…
Heat, heat and more heat
Typically in LA we have what you call June Gloom in, wait for it, the month of June. That means a very thick marine layer keeps temperatures in the 70’s. Very cool and quite enjoyable. Not this week. Nope. Nada. Un-huh. Today it was 98. Yesterday it was 95. Tomorrow? Supposed to be around 100.…
1 Week Post Trip
Well, it has been one week since I ended the car postion of my trip and boarded Amtrack for the last leg of my trip. It was to be a 16 hour, overnight, train ride from Albuquerque, New Mexico to LA. Supposed to be. However, due to a hail storm in Las Vegas, NM, the…
June 7, 2005
12 years ago today, I was diagnosed with MS at UCLA Medical Center. The chief resident said the five words that would forever change my life, at 8:25am PST: “I’m sorry, you have MS.” I remember he looked rather pleased with himself. A brief disagreement between doctor and patient ensued, but I knew. I knew…
End Of The Line
While Eleanor and I came up short in our quest to drive cross country, I do not consider this a failure in any way. It is a fact that I could finish this trip if I were traveling by myself. However, I am not, and there is no reasonable path forward for Eleanor and I…
Eleanor
As anybody who knows me or who has been following this journey knows, Eleanor has been my constant companion and helper for 11 years. I wouldn’t dream of making this trip, journey, without her. She has been a real trooper these past seven days. However, she has, of late, been struggling a bit. She…
Day 7, Albuquerque
So, on today, my seventh day on the road, I drove from Roswell to Albuquerque. Down a lovely four lane highway called 285. I saw sheep, cows and horses. And one lone cow in the middle of a huge field. But as I was leaving Roswell, I saw something I didn’t see arriving in Roswell.…
Day 6, Roswell, NM
The drive from Amarillo to Roswell was long, but not unpleasant. I took the four lane highway, and it was scenic. Well, Ok, so a lot of the time the scenery was of flat land that went on forever. But it beat the scenery driving through Arkansas. And part of Oklahoma. Just remember if you…
The Gun-less Second Amendment Cowboy, Amarillo
Right before you get to Cadillac Ranch, there’s the Cadillac RV, rv park. Standing right out front is the 2nd Amendment Cowboy. He is a gun-less, 2nd Amendment cowboy. In Texas. He’s pretty cool, but I just thought he might be packing a big gun.
