My original plan for my fulltiming adventure was to roam around the country for most of the spring, spend some time on the east coast toward the end of May, then head overseas for awhile, then figure out what to do from there. Of course, The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men/Gang aft agley. Or, ridiculous vehicle problems screw everything up. Whatever works.

So, I decided to get out of the perpetual truck-broken-annoying-limbo-state, ship the truck back east, rent a car, put the Airstream in storage, and do a mad dash across the country. Four days later, here we are, back in PA, eating some good food and takin’ it easy. (one would assume it would be easy to take it easy in redwood forests and southern california beaches too, but that gets complicated when you don’t actually have a vehicle that works..)

It’s nice being back around my family. Not much has changed, besides the fact that my dad now has a very mighty beard. But, they say that personal relationships and a close family life are the real keys to happiness — that’s one thing I haven’t focused on much in the last few years. I’ve certainly tried a lot of other things, so maybe it’s time to give that a whirl for awhile.

Anyway, I’ll try to keep this thing updated as the adventure continues. Will be a bit of a disgrace as the airstream theme is on a bit of a pause, but hopefully that can be taken care of soon. (Anybody know of a cheap way of getting an RV shipped across the country? DAS wanted over 4 grand!!)

Well, faithful friends and readers, that’s all for now. Drop me a line via email if you like:

                                    THE STRANGER
                         Take it easy, Dude--I know
                         that you will.

               THE DUDE, LEAVING, NODS:

                                     DUDE
                         Yeah man.  Well, you know, the Dude
                         abides.

               Gazing after him, The Stranger drawls, savoring the words:

                                     THE STRANGER
                         The Dude abides.

               He gives his head a shake of appreciation, then looks into
               the camera.

                                     THE STRANGER
                         I don't know about you, but I take
                         comfort in that.  It's good knowin'
                         he's out there, the Dude, takin' her
                         easy for all us sinners.  Shoosh.  I
                         sure hope he makes The finals.  Welp,
                         that about does her, wraps her all
                         up.  Things seem to've worked out
                         pretty good for the Dude'n Walter,
                         and it was a purt good story, dontcha
                         think?   Made me laugh to beat the
                         band.  Parts, anyway.  Course--I
                         didn't like seein' Donny go. But
                         then, happen to know that there's a
                         little Lebowski on the way.  I guess
                         that's the way the whole durned human
                         comedy keeps perpetuatin' it-self,
                         down through the generations, westward
                         the wagons, across the sands a time
                         until-- aw, look at me, I'm ramblin'
                         again.  Wal, uh hope you folks enjoyed
                         yourselves.

               He brushes his hat brim with a fingertip as we begin to pull
               back.

                                     THE STRANGER
                         Catch ya further on down the trail.

Indeed.

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