Leaving Everything Behind — I Started In On June 11th, 2021, I got on my bicycle at 4am in San Francisco, California and rode north across the Golden Gate Bridge. My intended destination was Alaska, to see my 50th State. I stopped heading north when I got to the Canadian Border. Due to Covid19…

My Test Results from a Medicinal Banana Therapy Experiment — Banana Deprivation For the past two years, I have been on a minimal and strict diet. I eat healthy, exercise regularly, and take vitamins and supplements. I lost thirty pounds and have kept it off. It is not easy, and sometimes I forget to buy bananas. The Reaction I often…

Loving the DMV — A Reason to Love Alaska If you are from the lower forty-eight states and reading this, you must think I am crazy. Nope, I am loving Alaska right now, and here is why. Free Ride Home I just purchased a new car in Seattle, Washington, and got a ride home…

How to Tilt Windmills in the Modern World — I Gave Everything I moved to Alaska two years ago looking for a better life, a different life, or a life. Take your pick; they are all one and the same to me. They say, “You get what you give.” Well, I gave everything and then some. …

What Is It Like to Live in Alaska? — Beware of Bears and Wolves I went for a bicycle ride the other day and chose an easy route following the road at the southern end of my island. There is less automobile traffic, and it is less populated. It does have a higher population of bears and wolves, though. …

Riding a Bicycle to Heaven — Searching for Serenity I love finding spots of serenity in inconspicuous places. I am willing to work to get there. They say you get what you give, and I spend much time and energy finding out-of-the-way places. Maximum Exposure I only had an hour yesterday to search for my serenity…

A Generative AI Implosion — My Internal Implosion I was more than a little upset. My internal implosion was not directed at anybody, anyone, or anything. It started with my navigation system telling me, “You have arrived at your destination.” I can assure you it was wrong. A Mind of Its Own My destination was…

When Chaos Reigns, Go to the Gym — Chaos Theory We have all heard the joke, “How many _________’s does it take to change a light bulb”? I always found this funny until it wasn’t. The Light Bulb Principle A headlight on my truck went out the day before daylight savings. No big deal, right? At least, that…

Is it Just Me, or Is This Happening to Everybody? — Opening Pandora’s Box It is mind-numbing. The toxic spin of reality. The regurgitating effect of the advertising algorithm. It spins your own words into Pandora’s box of ill conceit. It repackages your own thought process into a never-ending spiral of toxic advertisements. A Mirror Image I see blog after blog…