by Al Christensen | May 5, 2023 | Blog, Changes
AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF running this site for Bob, plus about six months before that writing a pile of articles, it’s time for me to make like a nomad and move on. My goal has been to create a site that’s entertaining, informative and inspiring — the type of site I...
by LaVonne Ellis | Mar 21, 2023 | Changes, Emergency, Inspiration, Vans
IT APPEARED OUT OF THE DARK on a lonely Arizona road — a large, black Angus steer, standing in the swath of my headlights, turning to gaze curiously at me as my foot moved so, so slowly from the gas pedal to the brake. Then, with a swift, sudden FWOOMP! — everything...
by Al Christensen | Jan 24, 2023 | Changes
MY BEST FRIEND and ex-nomad, Lou Brochetti, had been struggling with cancer, heart problems, stomach issues and arthritis for two years. I spent the past ten months with him, helping out in any way necessary. His body was falling apart and he could no longer do any of...
by Al Christensen | Nov 22, 2022 | Changes
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by Al Christensen | Nov 11, 2022 | Changes, Nomad Philosophy
THERE’S A STORY of a first century Roman commander who had to lead his troops into uncharted territory. He sent a courier back to Rome with the message, “Send new orders! We have marched off the map!” When we lived conventional lives in conventional housing, there...