Category: interesting

The Alamo & The Riverwalk

February 9, 2017

I fired up YouTube at 7 am…. full blast.  We kept it going on repeat until we left the RV at 10.  “Born on a mountain top in Tennessee.  Greenest state in the land of the free.  Raised in the woods so he knew ev’ry tree.  Kilt him a be ‘are when he was only…

Arriving in San Antonio

February 8, 2017

Scott is an alumni of Patriot Boot Camp, a Tech Stars sponsored event.  It’s 3 full days of talks by successful entrepreneurs, individual meetings with mentors and access to resources that are intended to jumpstart small veteran-owned businesses.  He first attended in 2013 with his “My Dad Reads to Me” idea.  An oldie but a…

The Pelican

January 30, 2017

We had just pulled into our campsite for the evening.  I kicked everyone out of the Chief so I could cook.  When there’s hot oil within reach and two little people annoyed from being seat belted all day…. I prefer to enact  a temporary kitchen closure law called “Everybody Go Outside”.  Besides Scott is our…

White Sands National Monument

January 26, 2017

Making our way through southern New Mexico has been a trip!  We aren’t used to border patrol check points.  The first time we pulled up to one Scott had no idea what was happening and neither did I.  We alternated between, “In America?!?!!?” and “This doesn’t happen in America… this could be a trap.  Be…

City of Rocks

January 24, 2017

Finally crossed the border from AZ into NM.  We were ahead of a nasty storm and trying to get to a decent hunker down spot before possible snow fell.  Which, by the way, I’m gonna throw the flag on snow in southern New Mexico.  That’s kind of bullsh*t.  I don’t mind being run out of…