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Life in California: RV Living, SpaceX Launches, and Wildfires
It’s Saturday as I write this. A New RV Location with Stunning Views King and I moved to a new location on Monday. It’s ideal and it isn’t ideal. We are in the yard of a gentleman we met last year. It has a glorious view of the mountains to the
Lake Jennings Campground Rules: Vintage Trailer Challenges
Navigating Lake Jennings Campground Rules It’s the third day of the new year as I write this. I’m not certain it has any significance other than three days ago it was the first day of January 2025. I have to wonder when, in the march of time, people will start complaining about 2025 being
Exploring Borrego Springs: A Dark Sky Village Adventure
I suggested to King yesterday morning that we take a road trip to Borrego Springs. As is his way, he didn’t respond, so I asked if he heard me. “I’m thinking,” was his reply. Two minutes later he snapped the leash on Petra and asked her if she wanted to
Finding Holiday Contentment: Reflections on the End of 2024
This is my last missive for 2024. My how time flies. Why the Holiday Season Feels Like a Blur For me, the holiday season is over. Some contend the season ends with the New Year, but I don’t do New Year’s Eve celebrations or make New Year’s resolutions. The turning of the
Too Tired to Work: Reflections on Aging and Burnout
I think I’m pretty tired. A Decade Ago: Life as a Nightshift Paginator I realized this when I looked at some old Facebook posts and realized just 10 short years ago, I was working as a newspaper page layout/copy editor (paginator) on the night shift at a newspaper in St.
The Changing World of Horse Shows: A Personal Reflection
Today was one of those days when our daughter definitely needed a few extra hands. One child had jiu jitsu classes and the other had riding lessons – at the overlapping times. Normally their other grandmother is available to help transport but today she had a prior commitment. It wasn’t a