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Boring and Uninteresting
That’s something my mom would say about people who didn’t have, what she called, a curious mind. I used to think it was pretty harsh but now I get it. With a curious mind you seek out other points of view and expand your understanding on the world around you and the history of the…
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2024 RoofTop Tent Rally
Last weekend I went up to the James River State Park in Virginia for the annual RoofTop Tent Rally put on by Blue Ridge Overland Gear(B.R.O.G). Back in 2017 I went to the inaugural event and had an absolute blast! This time was no different. I like this event because it’s smaller than Overland Expo…
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Life Changes
I keep thinking and writing about making changes in my life but I don’t do them. I know making big changes isn’t good for me even though it has worked out ok in the past. I feel like I have too much at risk if it’s the wrong decision. If I’m being perfectly honest I…
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Overland Expo East 2024
For the second year in a row I went to Overland Expo East and for the second year in a row I had an absolute blast! I’m not a social person and typically when I go camping I intentionally go to places where I’m less likely to encounter people. I think that’s a lot of…
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Uninspired
I’ve been pretty uninspired in my day to day life for the past month or so. Everything has a dull tone to it, even things I regularly enjoy. These feelings come and go with me and have for many, many years. I have clinical depression and I’m not currently on any type of medication for…
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Goings On
End of July and pretty much the entire month of August was a pretty rough stretch for me. July marked a one year anniversary of my mom’s death and then my birthday was at the end of August. I suppose that I am officially in my “late 40’s” which is not a thought that brings…
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Film Photography
In a recent post I mentioned that I bought a couple of film cameras and I finally got the scans back from the 1st color I roll I put through my Rolleiflex Model T yesterday. Out of 16 exposures I ended up getting 13 and most looked pretty ok, which surprised me because this camera…
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On Anger
I struggle with getting angry over things that I have no control over. Things like traffic, others being late and most recently random power outages. I’ve been getting better at just letting those things go and not letting them ruin my day. This morning the power went out, yet again, and I was almost instantly…
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Everyone Has A Story
Years ago when my dad died, I was flying home for the funeral. It was night time and the view out the airplane window was just dots of light along with the glitter of street lights. I distinctly remember thinking that every house light, car headlight was tied to a person with a story. What…
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Distractions From The Outside World
The world is ever shifting and it seems daily we’re living in new unprecedented times. Personally, I’m so tired of the constant news cycle with one story being worse than the last. Everyone is so on edge, myself included. I’ve taken a step back from all social media sites and that’s definitely helped. I’ve also…
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