September 18, 2005 - Road Trip Redux

I have been re-playing the past four weeks in my mind…trying to define what its effects. Here is a disorganized, simple, stream-of-consciousness list. As my consciousness defines, I’ll continue to record…

1) Always watch for “cross-winds”. If you have a destination and a route, you can still end up in a ditch quite unexpectedly.
2) I can sleep in my truck.
3) I can eat in my truck.
4) Don’t eat tuna fish in the truck where you sleep.
5) You can buy fireworks in just about every state in the Union, except New Jersey.
6) One can be honest without telling the truth. In order for these two things to be the same, one must truly, truly know oneself.
7) I can listen to the same CD for a thousand miles and never know the words to the song. Often it may require attention to those things that don’t register automatically to bring them into consciousness.
8) Taking a round-trip doesn’t always place you where you started.
9) Always try to bring enough to share.
10) Some incredible beauty lies beneath the surface.
11) A dry-bag is a very useful thing. You never know when you’ll end up swimming.
12) Never underestimate the value of a belt-way during rush hour traffic.
13) Don’t be afraid to revisit the same place twice…or many times, especially if it has touched you. New experiences don’t always come from just new places.
14) Sometimes you have to put down the camera.
15) Rules are made to be broken but you may get cut by the pieces.
16) Thai food can be cheap. It can be good. It can be cheap and good.
17) You'll usually be colder or warmer than you thought.
18) To some extent, there is no choice in what one thinks about. On a long drive, one can then become a prisoner of these thoughts.
19) TO BE CONTINUED…