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The Tuckerbag: January 2014
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January 25, 2014. Things change. Life doesn't stop for anybody. How have I accumulated so much stuff? I seem to remember saying much the same thing when I moved out of the Jetta, but since I've had a whole room to fill I've managed to collect everything from japanese lanterns to book shelves. Of course when I move I leave with almost nothing so my mission for February is to get rid of it all (and it's been snowing so tossing it on the side of the road with a "FREE" sign won't work). From the Desk of.
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The Tuckerbag: January 2013
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January 26, 2013. The Man In The Street Is Fed. Favorite poems from one of my favorite poets. The man in the street it fed. With lies in peace, gas in war,. And he may live now. Just around the corner from you. The only thing he has to sell,. The power of his hand and brain. To labor for wages, for pay,. For cash of the realm. And there are no takers, he can't connect. Maybe he says, "Some pretty good men are on the street.". Maybe he says, "I'm just a palooka. all washed up.". Is young, hard as nails,.
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The Tuckerbag: Day #4 and #5: Beveryly Beach to Newport
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December 10, 2014. Day #4 and #5: Beveryly Beach to Newport. It didn't rain much during the night, but it was enough to reveal the flaw in my bivy. Somehow, over many years of love, it had ceased to be waterproof and when I touched the sides (which is bound to happen in something resembling a long green coffin) the water would seep in. That's when we discovered the Yurts. I'm not sure why but Oregon state parks love yurts (probably because they're awesome! From the Desk of. Old Fat Man Adventures. Many W...
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The Tuckerbag: March 2014
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March 28, 2014. Life is like riding a bicycle; to keep your balance you must keep moving.". It's a rainy day here in New Orleans, although after nearly a month in the city I'm realizing that Southern rain and Northern rain are very different things. In the north when it rains it means buckets of fat drops and it lasts all day, but down here rain (at least March rain) means intermittent drizzle or something like a heavy fog. Down the road. It really is an amazing city. From the Desk of. March 21, 2014.
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The Tuckerbag: December 2014
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December 13, 2014. It's only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.". Today I'm taking a little break from reminiscing about my hitchhiking adventure. I've been trying to get it all down on "paper", rereading my journal and sorting out the handwriting, much of which was written in either the dark or the rain. Having shipped my laptop to New Hampshire from Seattle, I find myself less able to make time for typing on the office computer here. And where is here? From the Desk of. So that was ...
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The Tuckerbag: July 2013
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July 30, 2013. An Almost Six Month Update. 8220;We all want to break our orbits, float like a satellite gone wild in space, run the risk of disintegration. We all want to take our lives in our own hands and hurl them out among the stars.”. 8213; David Bottoms. I just got a sudden influx of emails asking me what I'm up to so I thought that now might be a good time for an update. Thanks for thinking about me these past few months! Feet in the Ocean. My single tomato this summer. I'm so not a gardener.
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The Tuckerbag: December 2012
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December 28, 2012. I ordered a shelf from Walmart, $25 with shipping, and it came today. It took me thirty minutes to assemble the thing and I still have pieces left over. I'm pretty sure they don't normally send extra nails. One theory is that the nails are for some sort of cardboard backing, but there wasn't one in the box. As for those other pieces, well, I'm at a loss. It's Friday and this was my productive moment of the day. I feel like Christmas is finally over. What's Christmas vacation? I didn't&...
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The Tuckerbag: February 2013
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February 9, 2013. The Time Has Come, The Walrus Said. 8220;There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.”. OK ladies and gents, dudes and dudetts: The time has come to say goodbye to the Tuckerbag Blog. I'm not going to drop of the face of the earth, you can still reach me at thetuckerbag@gmail.com and I'll keep the facebook page. Up and running for the time being. From the Desk of. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Time Has Come, The Walrus Said. Old Fat Man Adventures.
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The Tuckerbag: Helpful Books
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I read a lot and there are some great books out there about living alternatively. Some cover vehicle dwelling, some have off the grid info, all of them are useful. Check them out! The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures by Michael Landes. Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts. Work Your Way Around the World by Susan Griffith. The world’s a big place but this covers a big chunk of it. Do you want to work picking grapes in Spain? Wherever you’re go...
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The Tuckerbag: August 2014
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August 26, 2014. 8220;We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring. Will be to arrive where we started. And know the place for the first time.”. 8213; T.S. Eliot. Full Arctic Foot Dip. Until this past weekend I'd only left the Yukon River Camp (YRC) once since May. Between bad weather on my days off and lack of transportation getting out of here seemed like an impossibility, but this past Saturday I caught the Dalton HighwayExpress. Van from YRC to Deadhorse and Prudoe Bay. TIP: ...