Category Archives: Epic hitch-hike 2008
Second-hand crank smoke and Never Look a Gift Cheeseburger in the Mouth
We pick up our regularly-scheduled hitch-hiking program where we left off, in a rest area just south of LA. It was with great hope and a general sense of well-being that I settled onto the grass at that early-morning rest … Continue reading
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Decomposing mattresses and cold breakfast sandwiches (In which Annie Dillard and I have a falling out, following my affair with the vampires)
It rained while I dried my sleeping bag at the truckstop laundromat, but then the rain turned off like I knew it would. The desert dripped, fresh from the shower, but the sky opened up, warmed, and promised a dry, … Continue reading
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Rain, dragons, and finally, turkey
I have a habit of following my intuition. It works well for me most times. Problem is, I start to have unrealistic expectations of the ol’ strong feeling, and want to use it more like a dousing rod than a … Continue reading
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A break from our regularly scheduled hitch-hiking program, for a moment in the present-tense (Tales of adventure-travel continue thursday)
place: Portland, time: the present I go to the store to buy some ice cream. I buy cheese instead, some GF pasta shells. I’ve got a craving for milk fat. I eat a few chocolate covered almonds from the bulk … Continue reading
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Texas, part two- also, did you know this is my 103rd post?
On the commuter rail line between Dallas and Fort Worth lies an adorable little town called Irving, a sort of middle-class Latino community, lots of single-family homes and brick-lined walkways and good-humored Texans hammering elaborate webs of brightly-colored Christmas lights … Continue reading
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