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Of Outhouses and Other Surprises When Nature Calls
Bathrooms. Lavatories. Loos. Water Closets. Toilets. Powder Rooms. Out Houses. Johns. Ladies Rooms. Mens Rooms. Cans. So many names and none of them exactly topics for polite company. This morning, however, I find myself thinking of bathrooms. When I was a kid, my brother used to throw a fit to use the bathroom everywhere we…
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Perspective
This photo, taken recently, is a favorite precisely because I was startled at the beauty of the bloom. I generally find cacti ugly, horrible little plants. They are designed to take in water and air while keeping everything else away. It is easy to be injured if you are not careful where you tread. Hiking…
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Echoes: Rural Road Trips Nebraska
Central Nebraska. Corn and tractors. Tractors and corn. At Homestead National Park, hopefulness and despair were on full display. The settlers who came by the thousands to homestead persisted out of stubborn hope for a better life. They came with almost nothing and built a life out of hostile soil. Cutting sod for houses. Using…
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Moments to Savor: Travel Goals
Unexpected pleasures. Little joys. Small moments in time. This is what a day consists of… if you are paying attention. I wander around the campsite and pick up sticks. This is a necessary scavenger hunt to start the fire that will yield me coffee. Carefully, placed sticks and some dryer lint start the morning fire. …
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Rural Road Trips Nebraska
And so, we set out on our journey. Part celebration of the end of a long career and part hopeful new beginnings. Retirement…end or beginning? I choose to dwell on the beginnings. All the packing and the planning ends the moment the journey begins. RV in motion. Truck in tow. We take to the backroads,…
Prisoner of Hopes: a blog about Hopeful Living and Finding Adventure in the Everyday Things of Life
