Welcome to the passenger seat aboard the Jolly Swag, my motorhome, as we seek out roads less traveled in the country and in my mind. Sharing my Blog about my Year on the Road with you will help me to keep my focus, remind me to pay attention, and examine trivia that lost its fascination during the hunter-gatherer decades. I collected my passengers from my several communities: beginning with family and classmates, and stretching forward to include hikers, cyclists, cruising yachtsmen, writers, readers, travelers, and a growing list of new best friends from my latest pursuit, RV travel. Already the comments you’ve posted reflect the diversity of my pals.
Scroll down for a list of recent posts with links to them. You can also
browse the site by pulling down the menus beneath each of the pages named in the title bar above. There is a title bar on every page so you can hop the lily pads without returning to the Welcome page.
Recent additions and updates:
Posted to the new blog on April 6 2014. AL Levenson Sighting.
Posted to the new blog on Jan 17, 2014. Bullwinkle–fourth encounter.
Posted to the new blog on Jan 19, 2014. The Pelican Tree of St Andrew.
Posted to the new blog on Jan. 12, 2014. Ha’ Past Texas –14 years ago.
Posted to the new blog on Jan 9, 2014. Half Past Texas.
Posted to the new blog on Jan 4, 2014. People we lost in 2013.
Posted to the new blog on jan 2, 2014. New Years Traditions.
Posted to the new blog on Dec, 29. St. Andrews does Christmas.
Posted to the new blog on Nov. 27. JFK–An Anecdote you Never Heard Before.
Posted to the new blog on Nov. 25. Jacksonville, the Last Day of the Cruise.
Posted to the new blog on Nov.23, Photo Ops II Dawn/Sunrise/Sunset and more.
Posted to the new blog on Nov. 22. Photo Ops in the Carolinas in the Intracoastal Waterway.
Posted to the new blog on Nov. 19. Day three on the ICW.
Posted to the new blog on Nov 18. Day Two, Out of Norfolk–Notes and Pix
Posted to the new blog on Nov 17. Another Boat Trip.
Posted to the new blog on Nov. 15. The Most Viewed Posts on my Blog.
Posted to the new blog on Nov. 12. Halloween Pix.
Posted to the new blog on Nov. 10, 2013. Commencing the 4th Year on the Road.
Posted to the new blog on Nov 12, 2013. Halloween Pix.
Posted to the new blog on Nov 9, 2013. Dick Newick 1926-2013
Posted to the new blog on Nov 7, 2013. The Big Indian.
Posted to the new blog on Aug. 21, 2013. The White Mountains National Forest–First Taste.
Posted to the new blog on Aug 3, 2013. Shattered Glass –the movie.
Posted t0 the new log on July 7, 2013. Jack Gilbert, Poetryman.
Posted to the new blog on July 2, 2013, Ed Lyman, Storyman.
Posted to the new blog on May 7, 2013. Jason Collins and Leon Hoene.
Posted to the new blog on May 5, 2013. Back to Maine.
Posted to the new blog on April 27, 2013, Eye Candy, Sunset on Fernandina Beach, FL
Posted to the new blog on April 25, 2012, Gone to Sea Again.
Posted to the new blog on April 18, 2013, Pat Taub, an Inteview.
Posted to the new blog on April 16, 2013, The Mother of My Invention, by Pat Taub, a review.
Posted to the new blog on April 11, 2013, Paolo Soleri, RIP, April 10, 2013
Posted April 4, 2013 to the new blog, Stiff by Mary Roach, a book review and author characterization
Posted April 3, 2013 to he new blog, The Submission by Amy Waldman, a review.
Posted March 26, 2013, to the new blog, A Year on the Road Again. Andre the Seal.
Posted March 21, 2013, to the new blog, A Year on the Road Again. Snow Days.
Posted Jan 15, 2013, to the new blog, a Year on the Road-Again. The Alvin Awards, for underappreciated movies.
Posted Jan. 12, 2013, to the new blog, A Year on the Road–Again, Judy’s Story.
Posted Jan 7, 2013, to the new blog, A Year on the Road–Again, Looking Back on 2012.
Posted Oct 23, 2012, Blue Ridge Parkway. Looking Glass Falls.
Posted Oct 25, 2012, The Sun, a magazine.
Posted Oct 15, 2012. Cherokee, NC.
Post on October 1, 2012. An Out of Decade Experience.
Posted on September 29. 2012. Two Years on the Road, A Few Retrospectives.
Posted on September 28, 2012. Sorry I missed ya’, Bill.
Posted on Sept 11, 2012. Ciau for now, Maine.
Posted on Sept 11, 2012. Thoughts on 9/11
August 28, 2012. Posted mini-update
August 8, 2012. Posted The Two-way Lens.
August 1, 2012, Posted Belfast, ME: From Poultry to Poetry.
July 30, 2012. Posted The Book Festival of Belfast.
July 28, 2012. Posted Spin the Bottle.
Posted July 26, 2012. Eartha, the Globe
Posted July 23, 2012, The Benches of Belfast
I’ve been a little off the grid of late. Here is the first of a few new blogs.
Posted July 17, 2012. Maine Coast Sunrise.
Posted July 12, 2012. Atlanta to Maine, Big Shoes and Chocolate Moose.
Posted June 9, 2012. Bullwinkle-Second Encounter.
Posted June 6, 2012. Bullwinkle-First Encounter.
Posted May 10, 2012. Statistics, May 10, 2012
Posted May 9, 2012. Today was a good day.
Posted May 7, 2012. The Villages, the Dark Side
Posted May 6, 2012. A Good Friend
Posted April 5th, 2012. The Villages, the Bright Side.
Posted April 4th, 2012. PTSD Dogs.
Posted April 1st, 2012. Therapy Dog. Tucker.
Posted March 31st, 2012. Therapy Dog, Shiloh.
Posted on March 29, 2011.
The Commodification of Practically Everything.
Posted on March 23, 2011. Shared Harvest.
Posted on March 19, 2012. 2.3 Bits and Pieces.
Posted on March 19, 2012 a post of interest to writers. How to get Your Editorial Reviews Posted to Amazon.com
March 18, 2012. Posted Franklin Delano Schmidt’s Family Car.
March 14, 2012. Posted Franklin Delano Schmidt.
March 11, 2012. Posted Freedom From Daylight Saving Time.
March 10, 2012. Posted American Sign Language.
March 7, 2012. Posted the Reverse Bucket List.
March 5, 2012. Posted 2.2 Bits and Pieces.
March 2, 2012. Posted A Bike Trail for the Bucket List.
February 28, 2012. Posted Zen and the Art of Motorhome Maintenance.
February 24, 2012. Mirror Lake and the Black Swans.
February 21, 2012. 2.1 Bits and Pieces.
February 18, 2012. Mini-update and Tandem Recumbent Bike
January 29, 2012. Posted. Happy Birthday, Jeff Parnakian.
January 26, 2012, posted. Florida, Green Pond Road.
January 24, 2012, Posted. Free Steak.
January 21, posted. Trek Rally in Florida. Jan. 19-21.
January 10, 2012. Posted Unconditional Surrender.
January 1, 2012. Posted Thoughts on the eve of 2012:
December 30, 2011. Posted a book review. The 5-minute Field Guide to Understanding Women.
December 28, 2011. Posted Florida, Pensacola, National Aviation Museum.
December 26, 2011. Posted Florida’s Bucket List–Help.
December 24, 2011. Christmas Greetings
December 23, 2011. Added In Search of Meaning.
December 23, 2011. Added to People. Ron Wayne, Apple’s Lost Founder.
December 19, 2011. Added to The Journal. Question #3: National Politics.
December 17, 2011. Posted 2.0 Bits and Pieces.
December 15, 2011. December 15, 2011. Question #2. Religion. Revisited.
December 12, 2011. Question #2. Religion
December 10, 2011. Posted Fairhope’s Park by Night.
December 8, 2011. Posted Fairhope’s Park by day.
December 6, 2011. Posted Fairhope, Alabama.
December 5, 2011. Posted to The Bulletin Board, an updated route map.
December 4, 2011, Posted First Question.
December 2, 2011 Posted Musings of a Full Time RV Traveler
December 1, 2011, Posted Kansas Shipwreck.
November 28, 2011, Posted The New Orleans Levee.
November 26, 2011. Posted Louisiana, Nawlins.
Nov 24, 2011. Posted Thanksgiving Gratitude.
Nov 22, 2011 Posted to Places. Arkansas Eureka Springs.
November 20, 2011. Posted to Places. Arkansas’ Northwest Corner.
November 17, 2011. Posted Karen and Other Hopeless Writers.
November 16, 2011. Posted to Places, Bentonville, Arkansas, Home of the first WalMart.
November 15, 2011. Added Four Critics.
November 13, 2011. Posted to Places Carthage, MO. The Story in Pictures. AND a map of the first year’s travels in posted on the Bulletin Board.
November 12, 2011. Added Thoughts on Veterans Day.
November 9, 2011. Added to People. Jay Asher–Makes a Difference.
November 5, 2011. Added to pix page, Pumpkin Art.
November 3, 2011. Added to Events. Haunted houses: more fun Halloween pix.
October 30, 2011. Added to Events. Trick or treating in Kansas.
October 21, 2011. Added to Events. Dalton Days.
Sept 30, 2011 Added to Places, Madrid on my Mind.
Sept. 29, 2011, Added to Places, New Mexico, Land of Entrapment.
Sept 26, 2011. Added to Bits and Pieces. 1.9 Bits and Pieces
Sept 24, 2011. Added to Places. The World’s Longest Tram. and a Post Script to Labyrinths.
Sept 22. September 22, 2011 added to The Journal, Labyrinth, Post Script.
September 26, 2011. Added to Bits and Pieces. 1.9 Bits and Pieces.
September 22, 2011. Added to The Journal. The Labyrinth at the Westminster Retreat.
September 17, 2011. Added to Blogs I Like, Wordsmith.org.
September 16, 2011, added to The Journal. What are the Odds?
August 27, 2011 Added to The Journal. Homage to Heroes, Helpers, and Mentors–Steve Jobs
August 15, 2011. Post to Bits and Pieces. 1.8 Bits and Pieces.
August 12, 2011. Post to Bits and Pieces. 1.7 Bit and Pieces.
August 11.2011, Posted to People. A Warriors Guide to Insanity.
July 14, 2011. Posted to Places. Madrid-further notes.
July 12, 2011. Posted to The Journal, Ship’s Log July 12, 2011.
July 9, 2011. Posted to Places, The Bone Orchard of Madrid.
July 4, 2011. Posted to Events. Happy Birthday, America.
June 30, 2011, Posted to Places. Madrid, New Mexico–First Impressions.
June 28, 2011. Posted to Bits and Pieces. 1.6 Bits and Pieces.
June 27, 2011, Posted to Pix Page. Five pix to Meditate on.
June 25, 2011, Posted to People, Ghost Bikes.
June 20, 2011, Posted to Places, Gunfight.
June 18, 2011. Posted to People, Steel Garden Flowers.
June 12, 2011, I had no idea where to file this. I posted it to the People Page. The Rosenberg Fund for Children.
June 11, 2011. Posted to the People/Mark Rudd section. When a Writer Promises.
June 9, 2011, Posted to Pix. The Sun and the Springerville Fire.
June 8, 2011, Posted to People, Breakfast with Sheldon Adelson.
June 7, 2011. Post to Places. The Ghost of Adele Martinez.
June 5, 2011. Posted Bits and Pieces 14.
June 4 2011, Posted to Places Page. Show Low, the Story in Pix.
June 2, 2011. Posted to The Journal. Ship’s Log for May 29th continued.
June 1, 2011. Posted to The Journal. Ship’s log for May 29th.
May 31, 2011 Posted to Places. Forest Circle to Mogollon.
May 25, 2011. Posted to the Journal. 5.8 Words.
May 23, 2011. Posted to The Journal. 5.6 Ship’s Log May 23, 2011.
May 21, 2011. Posted to The Journal. Rapcha.
May 19, 2011. Posted to People. The Trainman
May 17, 2011. Posted to The Journal. Do Artists Towns Have a Life Cycle?
May 15 2011. Posted to Places: Sedona Statuary.
May 13, 2011. Posted to Places: Arcosanti Wind Bells (lots) Nude (1)
May 11, 2011, Posted to Places. Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri’s School of Thought.
May 9, 2011. Posted to Places. Arcosanti, The Words of Paolo Soleri.
May 8, 2011, Posted to Places. Sedona Statuary – Preview.
May 7, 2011. Posted to Places. Arcosanti-Arcology.
May 6, 2011. Posted to The Journal. 5.3 Ship’s Log May 6, 2011.
April 28, 2011. Posted to Places. Montezuma’s Castle.
April 23, 2011, Posted to The Journal. Homage to Heroes and Helpers, Part Two, Post Script.
April 20, 2011. Posted to The Journal, College Pranks.
April 19, 2011. Posted to People, Red
April 18, 2011, Posted to Places, Jake’s Corner, Az.
April 17, 2011, Posted to Pix Page. Bonus Page. Lake Roosevelt Pix
April 16, 2011. Posted to The Journal. Change.
April 15, 2011, Posted to The Journal, 4.4 Another Blog I Like, Rod McIver.
April 14, 2011. Posted to The Journal, 4.4 Morning Pages.
April 13, 2011, posted to Pix, Grand Daddy Saguaro.
April 12, 2011, Posted to Places, Cliff Dwellers, Salado
April 11, 2011, Posted to The Journal, 4.3 Porches and Stoops
April 10, 2011, Posted to Places, Tortilla Flat, Az.
April 8, 2011, Posted to Places, Scenic Roads.
April 7, 2011, Posted to The Journal, 4.2 Ship’s Log and Travel Advice Sought.
April 4, 2011, Posted to Places, Coolidge, the Art Deco Dam
April 3, 2011, Posted to Bits and Pieces. 11. Bits and Pieces
March 31, 2011. Posted to People, The Bareassed Bookseller, The Oasis Bookstore
March 30, 2011, posted to People, The Bareassed Bookseller.
March 29, 2011, posted to Bits and Pieces, 10 Bits and pieces.
March 28, Posted to Games, National Book Week Game.
March 27, Posted to Places. Route 66, Amboy
March 25, 2011, Posted to People>Mountain Man, 6.0 Mountain Man Update 3/24
March 24, 2011, Add to People Page, Doris Davis, Walking Across America
March 23, 2011, Add to Journal Page, 4.0 Ship’s Log March 21, 2011
March 19, 2011, Add to The Journal Page. Amboy.
March 16, 2011, Add to The Journal. Speedreading.
March 15, 2011, Add to The Journal. Reading Habits.
March 14, 2011, Add to The Journal. Where the Blog Really Began.
March 13, 2011, Added to The Journal. Looking Backward-6.
March 12, 2011, Added to The Journal. Looking Backward-5.
March 11, 2011, added to The Journal, Looking Backward-4.
March 10, 2011, Added to The Journal. Looking Backward-3.
March 9, 2011, Added to The Journal. Looking Backward Again.
March 8, 2011, Added to The Journal. Looking Backward, Looking Forward
March 7 , 2011, added to The Journal, Travel Advice Sought.
March 5, 2011, added to Bits and Pieces, 9. Bits and Pieces.
March 4, 2011, added the page, Blogs I like.
March 3 2011, posted to The Journal section. Beards.
March 2, 2011, posted to Bits and Pieces. 8.Bits and Pieces
February 28, 2011, added to The Mountain Man, 5. The Mountain Man, Post Script
February 27, 2011, added to The Mountain Man, 4. The Mountain Man, Third Encounter
February 26, 2011, added to The Mountain Man, 3. The Mountain Man-continued.
February 25, 2011, added to The Mountain Man, 2. The Mountain Man
February 24, 2011, added to The Mountain Man, 1.Mountain Man
February 24, 2011, added to People, The Mountain Man
February 14, 2011, added to Bits and Pieces, 7. Bits and Pieces.
February 6, 2011, added to Pix section, Trek Art.
February 1, 2011, added to The Journal, Quartzsite in the Rearview.
January 30, 2011, added to Bits and Pieces, 6. Bits and Pieces
January 28, 2011, added to The journal, Desert Sunrise/RV Escapees
January 23, 2011, added to Events Section, Quartzsite, Day Three
January 21, 2011, added to Events Section, Quartzsite, First Impressions.
January 18, 2011, added to Bits and Pieces Section, 5. Bits and Pieces.
January 5, 2011, added to People Section, Polio
December 31, 2010, added to Journal Section, Happy New Year.
December 27, 2010, added to Journal Section, eBooks, Further Thoughts.
December 26, 2010, added to Bits and Pieces Section, 4 Bits and Pieces.
December 21, 2010, added to Places Section. The National Steinbeck Center.
December 18, 2010, added to People Section. Some Old Broads.
December 8, 2010, added to Journal Section. Pre-New Year’s Resolutions.
December 7, 2010, added to Bits and Pieces section. 3. Bits and Pieces
November 22, 2010, add to Journal section. Where were YOU?
November 19, 2010, add to Bits and Pieces section. 2 Bits and Pieces.
November 16, 2010 add to Journal, Pirate’s treasures.
November 11, 2010, add to Journal section. Bits and Pieces.
Also added some pix at pix page.
November 9, 2010, add to Journal section. The Hitch-Hiker (2)
November 8, 2010, add to Journal section. The Hitch-Hiker.
November 3, 2010, add to Journal section. Rest Stop Reverie.
November 1, 2010, added to Journal section. My First Rally.
October 16, 2010, Added to Journal section. What Day is it?
Sept 15, 2010, Added to Journal section, Musing About Cruising, Part 2
September 15, 2010. Added Pix page and two pix.
September 13, 2010. Added to the Journal Section: Wish me well but don’t say good-bye.
September 4, 2010. Added to the Journal Section: 36 Books.
August 31, 2010, Added to the Joural section: What’s in the name of a Motorhome?
August 31, 2010. Added Texas to the RV Traveler’s Bucket List Page.
August 26, 2010. Added The Journal section. The first entry, Homage to Heroes, Helpers, and Mentors, can be found by clicking in the title bar on The Journal and selecting the topic in the scroll down menu.
August 23, 2010. Added Arizona and New Mexico to RV Traveler’s Bucket List Page.
August 22, 2010. First entries to the RV Traveler’s Bucket List Page. Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
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A Year on the Road 