It is Thursday morning. The days in Michigan will be behind me soon. It is snowing, coming down consistent and strong. On the stereo, KT Tunstall’s “Still a Weirdo.” And that my friends, pretty much sums it up for me. I have reconnected with friends and family. I have made new friends. I have shared [...]
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Road Trip Essentials
Sitting at the kitchen counter at my parent’s house, I am in the vortex of slow internet, things that need to get done and not enough time to get to everything. My mom’s surgery is tomorrow. My birthday is also tomorrow. We are trying to get a little holiday cheer in before then and keep [...]
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So Close yet Far
I am staying the night in Ottawa, IL tonight. I am bummed I am not in Michigan but glad to be resting. Driving in drizzle is draining. I thought this would be a good a time as any to reflect back on the scenery from the road. From desert to salt trucks, I have seen [...]
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The Best Breakfast I Never Had
It is 5:30 am, 41 degrees in Kearney, Nebraska. Last night I learned Kearny is called the Midway City of the Nation as it is exactly 1,733 miles from San Francisco and Boston. The people of Kearney that I have met have been nice and helpful. Even though I am up early, I did get [...]
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What They Don’t Tell You in the Brochure
I made to my hotel in Boulder, Co at about 1:30 am and I was up at 6:00 am. Why? Well, I would rather take a nap on the side of the road than to stay here any longer. Warning for People Traveling with Pets: Ask questions about their “pet rooms.” At Best Western, (where [...]
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Three Hearts Beating
It is 2:38 am, and I plan to be on the road by 3 am. It is raining and weather ahead is not looking that favorable for driving either. I will to do live tweet updates when I stop and video posts once a day. Boulder, Co here we come!! The photo is what I [...]
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Top 10 Droid Road Trip Apps
How did anyone travel across country without cool apps on their phone? I drove from Michigan to Texas after I graduated from High School. There were not cell phones then…how in the world did I manage?!!! As I prepare to depart this weekend, I took some time to look for apps and relocate shortcuts that [...]
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Connecting, Isolated Journey, Relationships
Socially ILL
My Confession In the fall of last year, I tried to combine advocating awareness to a social epidemic that I am passionate about with my actual consulting work. At the heart of both is a promotion of relationship building and social awareness. So in a tongue in cheek way meant to inspire conversation, I named [...]
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