Hand Me Down Bonanza

I moved in with my "little" sister and we're so much alike its almost scary. We love to dance, meet new people, have fun, walk two wonderfully obnoxious female dogs. One is a huge 90 pound black lab, the other a bird dog, both still in puppy stage.

So, 4 females in one big house, loving the casino tours. I go in, look around, see everyone playing games, hoping to make that big killing. Me? I watch her play the nickel keno (I think that's what she called it). We should have cashed out when we were 75 cents ahead. Instead we lost 3.25 cents.

Seriously, then she's downsizing her wardrobe, and I am benefiting because she has great taste and I am fine with Hand Me Downs!

Staying a minimalist, though, now that's the key, cause I'll still be working in National Parks, seasonally, and traveling, doing all the fun stuff. Minimalists know the less you have the less trouble you find.

Three cubic feet of flesh, give or take, is what Thoreau recommended for personal cultivation. Speaking of which, we're putting in a garden. Stay tuned for Tomatoes R Us!

New Beginnings in Nevada

At some point we all gotta move on, start over, rethink goals. I think that's a huge part of surviving. While visiting family in Chicago, the kids all got to decorate a cupcakes, using candy of their choice, frosting, loading up as they wished. No one was allowed to criticize anyone's creation.

So then we ate them all, enjoying the works of art, good and fattening.

I made it safely 2400 miles in 3.5 days, paying upwards of $4 a gallon, getting seriously good mileage on the '96 geo. All my personal possessions fit in, and I could still see out the window. That says something, I guess for the minimalist life style.

My sister and I went out dancing, met cool people, stayed up til 2:30. Pacific Time. Four time zones is nothing to sneeze at.

Sons of Guns Reality Show

I love this show, I love the way the guys interact, the explosions, the crazy requests for superior weaponry. Only in America. Red Jacket is the shop where this all takes place.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/sons-of-guns/ 
is the official web site, check it out. There is video, quizes, tons of links for fun things like Pimp MY Gun fun.

I have no idea how other countries get by denying citizens the right to bear arms and protect their homes and families. Sure there are plenty of excuses, but Americans expect the right to bear arms. Our country was built on an able bodied militia fighting British tyranny. Some of the things I've watched being blown up are cars, meth lab, a full sized RV, and little airplanes.

I love the fact the average vetted citizen can carry personal protection. One thing is certain, we will never be a gun free society. It might as well be the good people holding the majority of firepower.

Where I Panned Gold

Another clip from my Cannon 1080 HD digital camera, where I would pan gold, camp, play in the water. It has a zoom lense, 12.1 mega pixels.

This camera has several settings for both still shots and video. Using the 640 setting allows me to upload the clip easier, loosing some definition, but still seriously sweet.

Good memories, but the west calls.

American Express Is My Card

I first learned of American Express causing fear in the hearts of scammers when I watched an episode on the Sopranos.

I have found it to be true. Yesterday I had cause to give American Express customer service a call to help me dispute wrongful activity on my card.
I love these guys! What friendly, knowledgeable service! They have always come through for me.

If you need to order something, buy something, rent something, use American Express if you can, at least that's been my experience. They always step up, and this is just my two cents. No one is paying me to say it.

Survival in the economic world is hard these days!

Georgia Last Shots

Cannon Power Shot, video 640 resolution, digital camera, used to capture some last footage of my favorite stomping grounds near home. This great little camera only cost 118 bucks, and weighs five ounces, slips into my pocket. I love it.

Nature of The Beast

One of my favorite quotes comes from Johnathan Van Goethe:

If I work incessantly to the last, nature owes me another form of existence when the present one collapses.

I don't know if Nature actually owes me anything, but it would be a waste of good learning Not to give me another chance at existence.

I hope to work this winter in Yellowstone, watching wolves in the snow, bison snorting out steamy breaths near Old Faithful, plowing through several feet of snow, looking for a few grasses. If I get to chose an animal for my reincarnation, I think the wolf would be fun. They live in packs, get to roam around a great deal, and look pretty awesome.

From the book, Women Who Run With The Wolves:

"In most cases it appears that it is best to go when you are called, when you have some semblance of being able to be nimble and resilient, than to hold back, resist, hold off, until the psychic forces come get you and drag you bloody and bruised through it all anyway. --"




 I'm moving out west, and couldn't come up with anything to write about until today, sort of mulling over the big change, saying good bye to Georgia, looking forward to new adventures.