by Al Christensen | May 24, 2023 | Aging, Happiness, Health
IT’S ESTATE SALE TIME for my late friend, Lou, and there’s a lot of stuff to clear out of here. He was a guy who built things — custom motorcycles, wooden boats, experimental biplanes, travel trailers, a tiny house, and so much more — so he had tools and...
by Dan Savage | Mar 31, 2023 | Happiness
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by Anita Clemons Swanagan and Al Christensen | Mar 30, 2023 | Happiness, Health, Inspiration
ANITA CLEMONS SWANAGAN is a remarkably independent and resilient woman. Despite a series of medical setbacks and chronic conditions that hinder her mobility, she is determined not to live the rest of her life in an easy chair. I talked with her via a Zoom call. ANITA:...
by Al Christensen | Nov 8, 2022 | Happiness
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by Bob | Nov 7, 2022 | Happiness
MANY CONVENTIONAL PEOPLE think of us nomads as “homeless” in the very negative sense of the word. In fact, to them, it is virtually a curse word and you can almost see the saying it with a sneer and look of contempt on their face. Technically, of course,...
by Bob | Sep 26, 2022 | Happiness, Nomad Philosophy
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I GET QUITE OFTEN is people asking how they can afford a big RV and be a nomad. They’re certain they need at least a 35 foot RV to be happy–but they can’t afford one. So they write to me to tell me they are trapped and can’t do anything but stay...