Journeys of A Meandering Mind

You know, I started this blog with every intention of writing about my roadtrip.
But, I took a detour ;-)
To give just a hint….well, I planned to be gone a month. I was away for three. Yup, detours abounded. I came home, and left for Mexico a short while later. Mexico took me to AMAZING places [...]

Some of these stories and posts were written a while ago, so sometimes I use the wrong tense.
They are also not chronological.
In fact, they are all over the map.
Just like me ;-)

I think everyone can relate. At least on some level.
You’ve lost something. You’ve misplaced some item. You look, and you look, but damn…you just can’t find them anywhere. And admit it, you go a little nuts. Go a a little anxious, a little OCD…
Your search becomes more and more desperate, as you start [...]

I’ve been loving the detours. really, they have been the best part of this journey.
The unexpected gems. Places I hadn’t planned on going. Places I went to cause they were “only an inch away” on the map. Taking random spins on the Garmin.
I was unaware of how big a deal Thanksgiving is in the [...]

I wanted to be alone for a while. And I am more alone than I could ever imagine. I have driven up a gravel road about ½ mile off the main road in the middle of Joshua Tree National Park – and I have walked about a half mile from the end of that [...]

I told you about how I was going down to Phoenix to mix some business with pleasure. In this case..the two are indistinguishable ;-)
Things have been going at a pretty good clip here since I arrived. Lots of golf ( which has been good, no complaints there) but I have been very busy setting up [...]

Well..this trip is turning out to be all about the detours. And I am pretty cool with that.
My original plan ( if you could even call it a plan) was to go to Phoenix, and then turn left…head to the deep south, and re-vist the places of my youth.
Well oops…I ended up turning right.
I went [...]

I told you I like my
detours…and part of the charm of taking detours is the not knowing
exactly where you will end up.
I’d been in La for a few days..that, in and of itself is a long story! But, I had to get out of there. I needed a detour. Fast.

I was given a VERY specific [...]

My accent
Apparently I have one. I never knew. ;-)
I find it ironic….anywhere I go in the States, I hear a huge variety of “American accents” I hear voices from all over the place…Southern, Midwestern, Eastern….but to Americans, that is an American accent.
Here’s a sentence that really gave me a away.
Hey, I am on a root [...]

You know, you can tell an awful lot about a person by seeing what they pack on a trip.
Me? First thing I packed was my gadget bag…a formidable backpack, with all my electronic necessities..and all the power cords and chargers and stuff that goes with them. The sign of a true geekette.
Golf bag? I have [...]