Tag Archives: Travel Lessons

A Shunpiker’s Guide for Serendiculous Enjoyment

Posted on March 26, 2017 by smspangler

Sometimes a single word is all it takes to focus a fuzzy philosophy and make its underlying principles logically clear. Finding that word is the challenge. Some search for it their entire lives. I found mine on my way to … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned in the Search for New Nouns

Posted on September 3, 2016 by smspangler

Crossing the burnt-brown desert leg of Route 66, I asked myself, Why am I doing this? At 70 mph, opening my helmet visor was like sticking my face in a convection oven set somewhere between 110°F and 115°F. The answer … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned by Vagabondage’s Penultimate Evening

Posted on July 8, 2014 by smspangler

DUBUQUE, IOWA—Sitting on a concrete point poking into the Mississippi River, with a cigar and rye whiskey in hand, I’m sure Sam Clemons would approve of how I’m spent my last night on the road. Watching the moon rise and … Continue reading →

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