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I have not given up on this website, yet, just not sure where to go from here…
It has been a busy and hectic month as we moved out of the Birdhouse and onto the property that where we are now caretakers. This was perhaps the easiest move we’ve made since we only moved six mil...
The big news is that my daughter Kasie has moved here and I am happy and thankful she is here. In addition to the joy of just having her spirit and energy around, she has also relieved me of my ove...
The big news is that my daughter Kasie has moved here and I am happy and thankful she is here. In addition to the joy of just having her spirit and energy around, she has also relieved me of my ove...
Here are some of the things keeping us busy: 1. Eating freshly butchered (and roasted) chicken. The meat was tougher, but I realized that I liked it better that way. It tasted more like real meat t...
Bright and early this morning, I drove over to my friend Kyle’s place to butcher some chickens. He has a small flock of Java chickens, an heirloom breed that used to be the most common homestead ch...
Mesquite pods are a gift from the land and I spent the morning accepting that gift. The procedure is simple. Wait for the pods to become ripe and fall to the ground and then gather them. After they...
I have a new job… a real job! Okay, I use the term “real” facetiously because so many people equate having a real job with working for someone else. I’ve been working for myself for a few years now...
It didn’t take long to start filling up my calendar! I have something scheduled for every day next week, sometimes several events. Some of them are related to web design projects and others are for...
We woke up early at Rusty’s RV Ranch outside of Rodeo, NM and enjoyed an amazing sunrise while we drank our morning coffee. We were on the road by 6:30 a.m. and thought it would be an uneventful la...
While it was sad to say goodbye to our friends, Steve and Kathy, we were excited to be back on the road again. Sara’s prescriptions were finally ready, so we spent the morning picking those up, del...
Okay, not a crackup, just a nice lazy day. I actually drove a car for the first time after a week of driving just the big rig. It was a little weird at first and I had to tell myself it was okay to...
What a day! Only 130 miles but the last 20 were killer. We approached Las Cruces from the east on US-70 which meant climbing a HUGE and LONG hill to the top. We had to stop three times for about a ...
Valley of Fires Recreation Area is near Carrizozo, NM which is about 150 miles southeast of Albuquerque. I only planned to drive 200 miles today, but I also wanted to camp here, so I drove 250 mile...
300 miles today and it was still too much. Tomorrow I plan to drive only 200 and see how that feels. We woke up just after dawn and decided to leave the school parking lot before someone came along...
370 miles today, way too many miles and way to many hours. Our first stop was 120 miles south in North Platte, NE to pick up some more groceries and fill up the gas tank to the tune of $200. My cal...
We drove 350 miles today which turned out to be more than enough. Driving a larger vehicle like our 33-foot motor home is more work than I would have thought. After 300 miles I was plenty tired and...
We drove a whopping 230 miles yesterday, although we didn’t start until 2:30 pm. The winds from Rochester to Owatonna were the worst and it was hard to handle the big rig at times. It was a good wa...
Due to the affect of the weather on our health, we are leaving today for the Southwest. We may only make it as far as South Dakota today since we are not leaving until mid afternoon, but by the end...
Slow conversation over coffee. Slow walks. Slowly reading a good book. Making slow love. Playing fiddle tunes slowly. Slow food. Sloe gin.
One of the things I’ve learned in my pitifully meager zen studies is the of no expectations. If you have no expectations, you will have no disappointments. For example, when people drive through th...
It is interesting to me that I am much more inclined to write when there is no pressure and there are no expectations to do so. When I set up CreativeTribe.TV, I created all sorts of expectations f...
The kitchen and dining area of the motor home has proven to be more than adequate for our needs. The dinette is the usual two bench seats with a table in between that can also fold down to create a...
This past month has been successful from an “adjusting to life in a 230 square foot motorhome. We’ve found this to be plenty of room for the two of us and have not felt cramped at all. (Okay, we fe...
My plan was to use the website CreativeTribe.TV to keep a running log of our adventures in our new motor home lifestyle. I planned to send photos, Twitter tweets, short videos, and audio throughout...
Somehow I just can’t leave this blog… I’ll write more in a day or so.
CreativeTribeTV: Shutting down to regroup.
CreativeTribeTV: Learning more about rocket stoves.
CreativeTribeTV: Rainy and cold in Minnesota.
CreativeTribeTV: Contemplating micro-self-sufficiency, such as micro houses, micro gardens, micro power sources, and more.
CreativeTribeTV: Thinking about reducing our blog to just FriendFeed.
CreativeTribeTV: Just had a campfire cookout with Sara's son Dom and girlfriend Marissa... fun!
CreativeTribeTV: Just took a long hike through the woods... perfect weather.
Today was spent settling into the motor home and the new lifestyle. I’ll write in more detail tomorrow when I have time to write and reflect. Right now I’m in Panera, checking my email and download...
Today was spent waiting for the mechanic to finish working on the motor home, which did not happen until it was too late to drive to our destination near Rochester, MN. We stopped by around 4:30 in...
Today was spent waiting for the mechanic to finish working on the motor home, which did not happen until it was too late to drive to our destination near Rochester, MN. We stopped by around 4:30 in...
CreativeTribeTV: We move into the new motor home this morning!
We took our sweet time getting going this morning and had a long breakfast at Perkins while we waited for Borders Books to open at 9:00 am. A few magazines heavier, we left Borders and Ames and hea...
The breakfast at the Comfort Inn in Kearney was the usual anemic assortment of cheap danishes and tough bagels and disintegrating waffles, so we packed up and headed to my favorite fast-food breakf...
The breakfast at the Comfort Inn in Kearney was the usual anemic assortment of cheap danishes and tough bagels and disintegrating waffles, so we packed up and headed to my favorite fast-food breakf...
Kearney, NE I love driving through the great plains and the feeling of openness and liberation that comes over me. Since I no longer have to worry about where I’m going to live, I can enjoy each pl...
Kearney, NE I love driving through the great plains and the feeling of openness and liberation that comes over me. Since I no longer have to worry about where I’m going to live, I can enjoy each pl...
CreativeTribeTV: Made it to Kearney, NE... and I DID find that geocache this morning. Now I'm too tired to go out again, maybe tomorrow evening?
CreativeTribeTV: Central KS is soooo flat!
Liberal, KS Today we drove through 4 states, although if you look at the map, you’ll see that was not such a heroic endeavor. I spent a lot of time today thinking about the next step for me. I do ...
Liberal, KS Today we drove through 4 states, although if you look at the map, you’ll see that was not such a heroic endeavor. I spent a lot of time today thinking about the next step for me. I do ...
CreativeTribeTV: Didn't find the geocache, but came back and read the hint and I'll grab it in the morning... after the Pancake House!
CreativeTribeTV: Arrived in Liberal, KS and off to find a geocache.
CreativeTribeTV: The Comfort Inn in Moriarty is a great little motel and the biscuits and gravy were just, well, gravy. Sunshine for today's leg of the trip.
Moriarty, NM We’re on the road! This morning I loaded that huge mattress on the roof of our little car and tied it down tight then slowly drove down to the storage shed to drop it off. We then stuf...
Moriarty, NM We’re on the road! This morning I loaded that huge mattress on the roof of our little car and tied it down tight then slowly drove down to the storage shed to drop it off. We then stuf...
CreativeTribeTV: Bring mattress to storage at 11am, house inspection at noon, then we hit the road!
CreativeTribeTV: Up at 5am and drinking coffee on the mattress in our living room.
Tomorrow we leave Las Cruces and our non-mobile home. It feels a little weird, but we’ve only been here about 6 months and haven’t grown THAT attached. I don’t feel bad about leaving the house and ...
Tomorrow we leave Las Cruces and our non-mobile home. It feels a little weird, but we’ve only been here about 6 months and haven’t grown THAT attached. I don’t feel bad about leaving the house and ...
CreativeTribeTV: It's raining for the first time this year!
We have a moving-on date all picked out and I have motels reserved for the trip back. Our landlady will do the final inspection of the house next Thursday afternoon (May 15) and we’ll drive as far ...
We have a moving-on date all picked out and I have motels reserved for the trip back. Our landlady will do the final inspection of the house next Thursday afternoon (May 15) and we’ll drive as far ...
CreativeTribeTV: Sausage and green chile pizza from Pizza Hut... damn!
Today we rented a climate-controlled storage shed and I’ve started hauling stuff over. It is finally starting to feel like the final countdown has begun and after the progress I made today, I am pr...
Today we rented a climate-controlled storage shed and I’ve started hauling stuff over. It is finally starting to feel like the final countdown has begun and after the progress I made today, I am pr...
We were hoping to get out of here by the end of next week, but that no longer looks like a possibility. Sara’s doctor’s visit this morning confirmed that there is a problem with her tonsils and she...
We were hoping to get out of here by the end of next week, but that no longer looks like a possibility. Sara’s doctor’s visit this morning confirmed that there is a problem with her tonsils and she...
As you can deduce, there has not been much news to report. We are spending most of our time packing and selling and getting ready to move as soon as possible. With any luck, we’ll be heading to Min...
As you can deduce, there has not been much news to report. We are spending most of our time packing and selling and getting ready to move as soon as possible. With any luck, we’ll be heading to Min...
CreativeTribeTV: New high point seen... Black Mesa, OK.
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CreativeTribeTV: 35 and light snow in western Kansas... brrrr.
CreativeTribeTV: Blizzard in western Nebraska!
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CreativeTribeTV: One by one, the shackles of conventional thought will be cast aside.
CreativeTribeTV: The dross is being burnt away.
Spent the weekend sorting and packing, playing fiddle, and reading stories about Barter Faires and Rainbow Gatherings. We’re now thinking that instead of heading to Colorado in September, we’ll pla...
CreativeTribeTV: Watching "Juno"... awesome movie!
Breakfast in Northfield, MN (Karen wants us fat), dropped Kasie off at her boyfriend’s house in Rochester, a quick tour of Fox TV where my daughter Debbie works, and then on the road by 11am. I had...
CreativeTribeTV: Long walk in desert, Blooming yellow creosote, Fresh new ideas.
CreativeTribeTV: Getting educated by The Dude.
CreativeTribeTV: Good to be done with that long 2-day trip from Northfield, MN to Las Cruces, NM. I'm tired.
CreativeTribeTV: Tucumcari Peak in view.
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Today is Earth Day and I have been researching solar panel systems for our motor home and wondering how long we could live completely off the grid. Of course, living off the grid is not living free...
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I visited Missy and Rich today and had a wonderful time as always. Rich always gets me thinking outside the box and I was already in the mode having read some on squattheplanet.com and crimethinc.c...
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Dang, my sleep is all messed up again. I woke up at 4am this morning (which is 3am New Mexico time) and then I fell back asleep at 5:30. I jerked back awake at 6:50 because I was supposed to wake K...
It’s cold and still rainy outside. Yuck. Yet, I’m glad. I’m glad because I’ve needed this change to give perspective. After months of sunshine, the rain looks good… at least for a little while. I a...
It was a dark and stormy day… and it still is. It’s been raining and in the low 40s all day and its just plain weird. I don’t think I’ve seen rain for almost 6 months! No wonder it’s so much greene...
It’s 2:00 am and we can’t sleep. WTF! So we’re going to grab some breakfast at the IHOP here in Casper, WY and will head to the lek early. Greater Sage-Grouse are some strange looking birds. Here’s...
After getting very little sleep the night before (awake at 1:30 am!), it felt great to get to bed last night at 9 pm and wake up at my usual 5 am. Today we’ll hang out with Dedrick’s family for a b...
Today will be a long day of driving from Las Cruces, NM to Erie, CO (near Boulder). 700 miles plus and about 10 hours of driving. Talk to you later… Later It’s been a long day! The wind about blew...
Hooeee… busy day in LC. Went to register car, realized I forgot the title, went back home to look for the title… oh crap, can’t find title. To celebrate my absentmindedness, I went for a hike at S...
Too tired to write much this afternoon. Highlights of the day: Awesome Lesser Prairie Chicken views at the lek. Common Black Hawk outside of Ruidoso, NM. Quick stop at White Sands National Monument.
The main point of this birding festival is to see Lesser Prairie Chickens on their leks which is where you can see their courtship displays. You have to get to the leks before dawn so you don’t dis...
Today I’m off to a three-day birding festival with Chad and Dedrick. The festival is about 4 hours east of here in a tiny New Mexico town called Milnesand. I’m excited to spend time with my compañe...
Today my friend Chad flies into the El Paso airport. Yay! I haven’t seen that scurvy villain in… THREE YEARS! 2:00 PM The wind is still crazy today. I went to Wunderground.com and looked at the na...
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Today started out as another beautiful day… and quickly grew amazingly crappy. Here’s a photo from this morning where I normally take my 4-mile morning walk: And here is a photo from this afternoo...
Outside our house in Las Cruces. Author: CreativeTribeTV Keywords: CreativeTribeTV Added: April 9, 2008
Today, Dedrick and I are driving a loop to Deming, City of Rocks SP, Silver City, Hillsboro, then back to Las Cruces. I’m looking for two geocaches in City of Rocks SP and this will be my first tim...
Today was another long day trip for Dedrick and I to go birding. This time we headed west and went to the beautiful tiny town of Portal, AZ and the incredible Chiricahua Mountains. I’ve been there ...
Today’s adventure took Dedrick and Chris to Guadalupe Mountains N.P. east of El Paso, TX and Carlsbad Caverns N.P. about a half hour further and up into New Mexico. Highlights included some incredi...
When I first discovered that I could listen to free audio books via a podcast subscription (via iTunes, for example), I thought, “interesting, but I bet they’re mostly crap.” Ummm… no. These books ...
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This site will NOT remain consistent. Expect change. Expect experimentation. This is a creative work, not a stagnant pile of yada yada yada.
I have tried to keep up with all of the information flowing into my world through the internet. I subscribe to more blogs and podcasts than I can count, receive dozens of emails, and watch the Twit...
Today I brought 10 boxes of books to the used bookstore and sold them for store credit. I received $430 for them! Our plan is to get a few DVDs and paperbacks for the summer and then use a few cred...
Back in December I sold my Garmin GPSMAP 60 CSX so I could afford to drive up to Minnesota to visit the kids and pick up Kasie. (I also sold my Zoom H4.) I haven’t gone geocaching since, but I’ve b...
Boy have we been putting a lot of thought into this. While I love the Nokia N95 and all of it’s amazing abilities, the overall cost is just too much. The cheapest I found it was for just under $600...
Here is a view of the Organ Mountains from the nature center. Author: CreativeTribeTV Keywords: NM desert Added: March 30, 2008
We’re moving… again. Only this time we’re not moving TO someplace, we’re just moving and moving and moving…. We’re buying an motor home and we’re going to live in it full time! Actually, we hope to...
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