I can confidently state that while Electrify America charging stations may not be efficient or reliable, the people (attempting) to use them are way friendlier than the folks at Tesla Superchargers. Maybe adversity unites us? One afternoon in Paso Robles, Guy tried to figure out a charger while Pepper and I stretched our legs. We …
Bodily Functions
Guy has asked me to please clarify a comment from the last blog post. He did NOT pee on his truck’s tire in the Walmart parking lot. He peed next to it. He would have peed on the charger, he said, if he weren’t worried about getting electrocuted. Because he wasn’t upset with his truck; …
Hitting the Road
This is an actual photo of Guy's truck. (see below) Happy Holidays! We’re taking a road trip! Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday for parents whose kids go to college in another state. It’s hard to justify the cost and hassle of a plane ticket with Christmas coming only a few weeks after. Guy and I …
The Rain in Spain
I researched our destination before we left. I like to be prepared. Google told me that Mallorca has a sub-tropical-Mediterranean climate with an average daily temperature of 64.4 degrees. Palm trees are commonplace and, if you're lucky, you might spot a wintering flock of flamingos. Visitors can expect an average of 7 hours per day …
New Terms
Sometime last snowy December, Guy paused in the kitchen and mentioned that he planned to spend the month of March riding his bike in Spain, on the island of Mallorca. A few beats later, he said that I could come, too, if I were so inclined. I thought about it. I sat in my pandemic …
Opportunities Abroad
We left the Westfjords before we explored enough of its craggy fjord fingers, and headed north and a little bit east up to Trollaskagi, the Troll Peninsula. Bundle up Iceland is rife with trolls. They are hard to spot because they only come out at night, but they are out there. Note: if a troll …
Fish or Cut Bait
No fishy plot twists here: The answer is yes. Yes, we tip-toed the fish out of the fridge at the Harbor Hostel without getting in trouble for stinking the place up. Then we crammed it into the back of the SAD car, and drove it from the Snaefellsnes Peninsula to a little red cabin in …
Economy and Indulgence
Stikkisholmur Iceland is expensive. Everyday products, like a chicken fillet, or a toothbrush, cost an average of 56 times higher here than in Europe or the US. In layman’s terms, this means that a pint of tap Viking beer, which is just a normal, pilsner beer, in a neighborhood bar with wooden seats and creaky …
Iceland Blog not Really About Iceland
Me, trying to start this blog. Last night I read a Stephen King novella about a man, an English professor, who could whip out witty, insightful short stories without fuss, but when he sat down to write a novel, he froze. The words whirled and scrambled and stuck in his head until he panicked and …
What It Takes
Well now we know the answer to the question: How lonely does Kristie have to get before she turns friendly? 7 days worth of lonely. Lionel wasn’t impressed. “My God,” he said. “You don’t know his name? You never asked?” “Did YOU ask him his name?” I countered. ‘You were there, too.” “All you …
ICEBOX PLUMS: Moments, sweet and cold 