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The Adventures of an American Vagabond
(& stories from ridiculously long walks)

Friday, January 05, 2007

Thank you

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I want to thank the following people for their assistance and cooperation on my recent journey (in chronological order): Dennis Cox of Ceda...
Thursday, January 04, 2007

Hey, here's a picture

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Tom Chraska (pronounced "Kraska") of Las Vegas took this picture of me (with his phone) the day after Thanksgiving at the Coffee B...
Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Apple Cider! Apple Cider!

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Earlier tonight I was sitting in a Yellow Springs beverage establishment, reviewing and taking notes on some video footage from my recent si...
Tuesday, January 02, 2007

California to Ohio, Part I

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It's time to start writing about my trek from California to Ohio. I have so much to say. Hopefully I won't forget anything good. Thi...
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Wow, what a game!

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If you didn't watch the Fiesta Bowl last night, you missed one great football game. Even though I don't follow either Oklahoma or Bo...
Friday, December 29, 2006

Happy Birthday, Ryan

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Today is my birthday. I am now another year older than I should be.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006

It's what you DO that really counts

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I've said it before and I'll surely say it again: I have no interest in religion, and my life's experience tells me most so-cal...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

A reasonably heavy load

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I just weighed myself, both with and without the stuff I've been carrying around for the last six weeks, to see how much weight I've...

Message boards

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I think I am going to just get rid of the Aimless Forums. No one reads them or participates, and spammers have found their way to them, so I...

Back in Ohio

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I am home. Wow, what an adventure!!! I made my way from southern California all the way to Nashville before taking a bus from Nashville to C...
Friday, December 15, 2006

Heading east

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Jeff and I went to Los Angeles a couple nights ago. Didn't really do anything, though. We just spent a couple hours at a Fry's Elect...
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Monday, December 11, 2006

Otis Gunn

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I talked to my buddy Otis yesterday. Otis is an interesting, eccentric individual. I believe he is about 56 years old. I met him a little o...
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Sunday, December 10, 2006

Blood Diamond

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"Those Guys" took me to see Blood Diamond tonight. It was good. I will never buy a diamond for anyone. That has nothing to do with...
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Saturday, December 09, 2006

Centralia, Missouri

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While looking at some of my video footage last night, I was disappointed to realize I missed something that may have made for some good view...
Friday, December 08, 2006

The Rainforest Cafe

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The Sugar Daddies took me to some mall/outlet mall in Ontario yesterday, where we ate at a joint called The Rainforest Cafe. Apparently ther...
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Thursday, December 07, 2006

Third strike

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My mom called me yesterday to find out where I am, what I'm planning, and stuff like that. My response was that I'm still at Jeff...
Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Thai cuisine in Palm Springs

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The Boys and I went to Palm Springs this evening. They took me to a Thai restaurant, which kind of scared me because I had never eaten Thai ...
Monday, December 04, 2006

Shakey's Pizza

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Jeff and Co. treated me to Shakey's Pizza last night, which I'd only had once previously, in about 1999. I was hoping to eat at Shak...
Sunday, December 03, 2006

Short entry

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I've been sick for a few days. Fortunately I've been able to stay at Jeff's house during that time. I have a fat, thick beard. I...
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Saturday, December 02, 2006

Some people and stuff

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I want to mention a few people who have helped me so far or who have been interesting enough to get the camera rolling. First I want to ment...
Friday, December 01, 2006

Boy I need a laptop

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There is so much to talk about right now because I have had such an incredible, exhausting experience the last couple weeks. However, becaus...
Saturday, November 25, 2006

I'm onto something good

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Hey y'all, This is fucking awesome. I've been in Vegas for about 5 days now. For those of you who don't already know, I lived in...
Sunday, November 19, 2006

Let's get this started

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I think I'm going to break some of my Aimless rules during this unexpected prototypical Aimless trial run. It just wouldn't make an...
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Saturday, November 18, 2006

Aimless is for real!

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So much to say, yet so much other stuff to do... I am alone in Richfield, Utah right now, in a Travelodge motel, after becoming entirely fed...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Goin' to California...

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...with an achin'... in my heart. Actually, I'm just going to California. No aching. I just got a call from 1eyeJack in Cedarville. ...

You should read this

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This is really good. You should read it. That's all.
Monday, November 13, 2006

I'm starting to feel some momentum again

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A little over a month ago, I received an e-mail from Chris Weaver, who ended up on the Aimless web site via some web surfing. Chris was kin...

Mai's America

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I just finished watching an awesome documentary called Mai's America on Free Speech TV (which is only available on Dish Network). It...
Sunday, November 12, 2006

Lonely pizza

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I just mixed up some pizza dough for the first time in almost a couple weeks. I guess I haven't had much interest in pizza lately becaus...

A very big game

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Let the shit-talking begin. As we enter the week leading to the biggest Ohio State/Michigan game ever, I think it's funny that no one se...
Friday, November 10, 2006

You lost me, CBJ

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Wow, you guys really suck. Is it the players? I don't think so. Is it the coach? I don't know. Is it the organization? Probably. For...

Jesus died, Part II

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Because I added the content of this post to Jesus died for my sins , I no longer need it here. If you're interested, the post is about w...
Thursday, November 09, 2006

Jesus died for my sins

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OK, so I was standing in front of Dino's last night (in Yellow Springs), smoking a cigarette, when an attractive young lady approached m...
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Another one gone

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My dad just got back from the vet's, where he picked up Homer after having him fixed. He told me that before he left he accidentally ran...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Gonna try being social

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Last Tuesday I mentioned that the vision in my right eye seemed to be getting better. Well, I was wrong. After Tuesday my vision went downhi...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006

I have a voice

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I went out and voted just after noon today. Took a small camcorder with me, to document any potential shenanigans, but I can't say I saw...
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Let the healing begin

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It's been three days since my best little buddy Pinky went away forever, and it's beginning to hurt a little less. Not that it will ...
Saturday, November 04, 2006

Sorrow in my heart

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My best buddy Pinky is gone. He died at about 5:00 this morning, peacefully. I've shed many tears in the last five hours, and I'll ...
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Good workers are easy to find

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Last night my mom said something about how hard it is to find good workers, echoing what one might expect to hear from a hiring manager or a...
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