Category Archives: The Preparatory Stage

My sister came for a visit at the beginning of the week. I laughed so hard the first night she was here that I thought my ribs were going to break. Our laughter was an antidote to my anxiety. I’ve begun to feet anxious about being suspended in the vacuum of not knowing, the veryContinue reading “Anxiety Rears Its Futile Head”

Leisure by William Henry Davies What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see,Continue reading “Leisure”

Indoor life mostly cycles between the bedroom, the bathroom, and the kitchen. This triad of influence guided me in the selection of my motorhome, a Jayco Melbourne 24L. I thoroughly looked at used rigs and found that the most appealing part of the search into a second hand vehicle was finding attractive prices. However, priceContinue reading “Interiors”

A mention of “tethers” recently occurred in a conversation with Chris Coniaris, my friend and yoga teacher. Chris lives a rigorously simple, mostly untethered life. I admire his spartan ethic. A tether is typically considered a limitation, something that ties one down and restricts range of movement. In its most restrictive application, it’s incarceration. FreeContinue reading “Tethers”

Why would anyone read my blog? Borrowing a phrase from peace activist Wavy Gravy, I’m just another “Bozo on the bus.” I’m just a guy with a dog who wants to see what life is like outdoors on the road. However, I’ve been surprised by the number of people who, upon hearing my plans haveContinue reading “What Makes My Journey Interesting?”

Decision making is not taught well in school. My first memory of a conscious effort to learn about making decisions was during high school. My social studies teacher attempted to teach me about the development of culture and the nature of people. Its value in forging my own decision making process was negligible. My parentsContinue reading “Decisions”

Hello. This is Jimmy Lewis. I’m in Memphis, Tennessee. My golden doodle, Lola and I are leaving on a North American tour in May, 2021. We’ll be traveling in a 2021 Jayco Melbourne 24L motorhome. We have neither time constraints nor precise destination specifications. We’ll spend May in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and thenContinue reading “Welcome to My Blog”