Sightseeing

Stomping around the small little seaside town of, well Seaside, Oregon, last weekend, I discovered an interesting book called the “Tao of Now,” which is a collection of short poems and writings by Portland author Daniel Skach-Mills. Given my penchant for spiritual/personal growth (what Lee’s mom amusingly calls “cosmic”), this title jumped right off the [...]

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The Joke’s on Us

Well, I’m happy to report that we’ve survived the 3,216 miles it took us to get from my parents’ house in Willis, Texas to Banks, Oregon. How it took us almost the same distance to get here as it does from New York to California is anyone’s guess. I do know it felt like we [...]

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Ascents, Descents and Switchbacks

I’ve always thought it was so cliché…you know that saying life’s about the journey not the destination. Yet, that message has never been so clearly presented as on this trip across the country. Being the planner I am, I’ve mentioned in a previous blog that I created an Excel spreadsheet that has been perched on [...]

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Simplicity

Three months ago when the idea of heading back to Portland became an option. My main concern was to get back to that peaceful place. The upcoming adventure to be a place to not plan, to be free, to notice and capture moments, moofing (as I have learned is a word meaning to work while [...]

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