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May 28, 2023

In retreat, on retreat

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Homelessness probably can be a spiritual experience for people who are supremely enlightened. I’m not one of those people. Homelessness to m...
May 21, 2023

I think I'm over the desert

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Have you heard it said, "When one door closes, another door opens"? What are we supposed to make of that? It's not a truism, i...
May 14, 2023

The special freedom of not caring

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I'm back in Tucson, after my long-anticipated/planned/dreaded month-long road trip. Thirty-four days long to be exact. It would have bee...
May 07, 2023

Another week wandering but not lost

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Day 28 of my epic road trip finds me parked in a Lowe’s parking lot in Reno, Nevada. I’m taking the “back road” back to Tucson, which means ...
May 01, 2023

The wind in the shore pines

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Day 22 of my epic road trip started as a typical spring day in Portland. That is to say, cloudy, damp, chilly, and depressing. I just droppe...
April 23, 2023

The epic road trip continues

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The epic road trip continues. Lucky me, no car camping for me this week. I spent every night indoors, hosted by friends and family. This mor...
April 16, 2023

Free falling in the California desert

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Greetings, Blogbots. I hope you are well. I am blogging to you from the lovely town of Rancho Cucamonga. At least, I think that is where I a...
April 09, 2023

Driving into the wild blue yonder

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The day has arrived. The leap into the unknown is about to begin. Do we ever know what awaits us, though? Isn't every day we choose to g...
April 02, 2023

Dreaming of hopefullies

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I had a topic in mind for today's blogpost, and then I took a nap and had a dream that I lost my cellphone. I woke up in tears, blaming ...
March 26, 2023

Look good or feel good

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Like so many people over the past few years, I've lost the will to groom. The Covid era has bludgeoned all desire to look good right out...
March 19, 2023

Who cares to admit complete defeat?

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Dumb question, right? You would say, gosh, Carol, nobody, if you put it like that . But what are we talking about? Defeat is the flipside of...
March 12, 2023

Failing to plan might not be so bad

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It might be spring. It's hard to tell, weather is a variable phenomenon here in the desert. Last week it snowed. Today it was 75F. Wet o...
March 05, 2023

Fear of freedom

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During the several years I was waiting for my mother to die, I daydreamed about what life would be like when I was finally "free."...
February 26, 2023

Your turn will come

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I'd like to focus on the victory of the week, whch was that I figured out how to format an epub book that passed muster with IngramSpark...
February 18, 2023

Things that don't heal by themselves

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I've heard time heals all wounds. That sounds nice, but time doesn't heal everything. A few things come to mind. Cars. Teeth. Hearts...
February 12, 2023

The path is less-traveled for a good reason

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  I'm blogging tonight because it is a task on my calendar. That is the only reason. My brain is a stinky pile of pudding. I've spen...
February 05, 2023

Taking life at thinking speed

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Today as I walked at thinking speed on the Huckelberry Loop, baking under 77°F sunshine, I reflected on the almost two years since I moved f...
January 29, 2023

Finding the thank-you-god ledges along the journey

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My friend E told me about the Thank You God Ledge in Yosemite. I looked it up and saw photos. No thanks. It's a long narrow ledge almost...
January 22, 2023

My aching back

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You'd think I'd be used to change by now, after sixty-six years on the planet. Nope. Still not used to it. Still cranky when things ...