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Important Papers

The question regarding what to do with “important papers” is occasionally discussed in full-timer RV groups.  These includes birth certificates, passports, marriage license, titles, and so forth. The obvious answer is a safety deposit box. However; having run three-quarters of the way across the United States to grab your birth certificate may not be very… [Read More]

Surgery #3, check

It is MAY!! Better still??? I am no longer on pain killers from my arm surgery last week (though occasionally I wish I were)!! Apparently arm surgery #3 went fine but I am in a cast so cannot really tell. This time, collateral ligament reconstruction. I am hopeful… but scared. Still all due to this… [Read More]

Yet again…

I’ve scheduled this post to magically appear on Thursday, April 28, 2016 on which I will once again be at the hospital having yet another surgery on my arm. A check up last week, about a month after the last surgery revealed an issue that the doctor did not like so we are back at… [Read More]

DIY Tote Bags

I’m a pretty slow dude. The plastic bags that you get when shopping have annoyed me for years but I never did anything about it (except complain). I just keep hauling all those plastic sacks back to the Walmart plastic recycle box (which I always feared was just dumped into the trash bin). Possibly worth noting,… [Read More]

Arm Surgery, again

For those of you not familiar with my arm drama, the history is here, update 1, update 2, update 3. The last several weeks have been consumed by more arm drama… I went into surgery on March 25 for another arm tune-up. This time, the hardware installed when I broke the arm was being removed… [Read More]

Basement Decluter

I’ve been living in my home on wheels for about a year now. My basement is stuffed full of “stuff”. You know… those things that you think you can’t live without but rarely, if ever, actually use or even look at?? Ya, stuff. So, after a year of most of it sitting down there unused,… [Read More]

Fodder

Yesterday I was out lounging on my “patio” and thoroughly enjoying the sunshine. I looked up and was SHOCKED! Nearly right on top me, on a slight ridge next to my current parking spot, was this black panther just waiting to pounce!! I would have made a fantastic dinner for this big boy I am… [Read More]

Camping Top 10

I’ve never done a Top Ten list, at least not one that I can remember. They are popular with bloggers so I’ll give it a shot. In no particular order, I offer my Top Ten things NOT to do while dry camping or boondocking in your RV/Motorhome/Trailer.  This topic is common on the RV forums… [Read More]

Pain Must be Shared

I have come to the conclusion that pain must be shared. I see it all the time and it doesn’t matter what the topic is. If someone feels some type of pain, either physical, emotional, financial, etc…, they MUST tell people about it. Why?? Boy, that is the million dollar question! I have no idea…. [Read More]

Changes are Afoot

A great deal has happened in the last month or two.  I’ve been too busy to even post updates. I have sold my airplane. I have sold my house. I have sold most of my “treasures”. A new adventure is about to begin!! After waiting and stewing about this day for the last four years… [Read More]