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

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Closer to Atlanta

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Yesterday I went ahead and waited by the I-95 on-ramp, rather than just setting up camp early. Half an hour later I was riding back to Savan...
Saturday, March 29, 2008

Doing a 180

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My plan as of this morning was to continue walking south on US 17, but that plan has changed at least twice already. Upon reaching Midway, G...
Friday, March 28, 2008

Day 2

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I'm learning quickly that the second day of a new trek is always the toughest. Treadmill conditioning with 40 lbs on my back is not the ...
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Heading somewhere

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Well, I'm outta Savannah. Yesterday at 11:00, after Jay went to work at the Olive Garden, I did a small load of laundry, took a shower, ...
Thursday, March 27, 2008

Leaving Savannah

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Having visited with Jay for just over a week now, I'll be heading out of Savannah tomorrow (Thursday) to begin Aimless 2008. I've ha...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Almost gone

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Jay and I will be leaving for Savannah in a couple hours. I imagine I'll be on the road for real in about a week. -- Aimless Aimless Vid...
Saturday, March 15, 2008

Did it!

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I did it! I just walked 12 miles in less than 4 hours (3:57), slightly uphill the entire way, carrying 4 lbs more than I had been carrying o...

March Madness

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Fuck basketball. I'm going crazy this month with the anticipation of riding freight trains. In the 8 months since my first and only ride...
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Friday, March 14, 2008

The bubble

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As an Ohio State fan, if I was on the NCAA tournament selection committee, I would leave out the Buckeyes. Badger, I've been meaning to ...
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Maneless Aimless?

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I've been seriously considering shaving my head before I leave Jay's place in Savannah. That would be a good time to do it because m...
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Working the road

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Anyone remember the passage I quoted from On the Road a couple months ago, about how much work is involved in hitchhiking? In an interview,...

Hopping

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From Wes Modes : Freight-hopping. "It's a kick in the ass. It's a lot of fun," Duffy Littlejohn says. "It is one of t...
Sunday, March 09, 2008

Aimless 2008

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Unless something really weird happens, Aimless 2008 will begin in two or three weeks. On March 18th I'll be leaving central Ohio to help...
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008

We can't be this stupid

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Is it really possible for a candidate to run on the platforms of change and experience at the same time? Isn't that like saying, "I...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

A long walk

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Yesterday I sat and thought. That's all I did. I thought about pizza and Aimless and Missy and probably some other things, too. You may ...
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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Shit fuck crap

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Sometimes I wonder if maybe I have a mild form of Tourette Syndrome. Donkey balls! -- Aimless Aimless Video Evidence
Friday, February 22, 2008

One pizza myth (of many)

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From some web site : Step 5. Try spinning the dough in the air. This is certainly not required, but it's a lot of fun! It also helps to ...
Thursday, February 21, 2008

February

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For approximately exactly the last 21 days, when I've watched hockey games on a certain regional sports channel, I've noticed a seri...

Some random stuff

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For those of you who thought I'd given up on the pizzeria opportunity a few weeks ago, I hadn't. I gave it another chance. (The only...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

All things stupid

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Yeah, uh, it looks like the pizzeria opportunity is no more. And I'll tell ya what: I don't care. In fact, it was me who ended the t...
Sunday, February 10, 2008

Regarding Florida

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"John Doe" from Florida e-mailed me this morning with the following message: i'd just wanted to say that i graduated from a fl...
Thursday, February 07, 2008

Jersey boy

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If things work out right, I'm going to hang out tonight with someone I met on the road last summer. I've mentioned Jason Stanish at ...
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Monday, February 04, 2008

New York state of mind

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Here are a couple reasons why I love New York City: 1) New Yorkers actually walk, read, and think; 2) The major pizza chains have been almos...
Sunday, February 03, 2008

Thooper!

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Wow, what a game! I've been kinda rooting for the Giants during the playoffs, mostly because they played the Patriots so close in Game 1...
Friday, February 01, 2008

Nightmares

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A few nights ago my buddy Jeff called me. As we talked about food and restaurants, he mentioned a BBC show called Ramsay's Kitchen Night...
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Thursday, January 24, 2008

So much for that "opportunity"

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Well, I don't see the pizzeria thing happening. I most certainly want to do it, but apparently my only location option would be the seco...
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Monday, January 21, 2008

You make the call

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I have a very important question for everyone: When you hear the term "southern-style food," what comes to your mind? --> What ...
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Sunday, January 20, 2008

Cock rock

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As I drove to and from Germantown (near Dayton) yesterday, I heard a couple songs on the radio that really caught my attention. The first on...

Correspondence, Part II

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Aimless Web Site Visitor wrote: Thank You for taking the time to answer my questions. I would like to do something similar to what you have ...
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Correspondence

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Yesterday I received an Aimless-related e-mail from a guy named "Aimless Web Site Visitor." A simple message, he asked, "How ...
Saturday, January 19, 2008

One pretty goal

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If you have not seen the goal Rick Nash scored Thursday night in Phoenix, you really need to watch the video below. It's way better on a...
Friday, January 18, 2008

Wolf-crying ping pong ball

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That's me. I'm a wolf-crying ping pong ball. Something like that, anyway. Let me explain. Monday night my dad gave me 24 hours to ge...
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Did ya catch it?

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I suspect some readers may be unaware that I uploaded a new video the other day, mostly because the newest video's title is very simila...
Thursday, January 17, 2008

Word explosion

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Attention : Before reading this post, read this post , unless you have already read it. In that case, do whatever you want. OK, now that yo...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

The boy who cried 'Wolf'

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I want to apologize for what may have seemed like another punk-ass bitch move on my part. Yeah, I know you're sick of reading every coup...
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Monday, January 14, 2008

Join the Hobos video comment page

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If you arrived here by following the link from the Aimless video page, please leave a comment about the Join the Hobos video.

Don't just meet them

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New video in a minute. This shit is probably over. I'm going to hit the road again, but I'm just going to disappear this time, witho...
Sunday, January 13, 2008

An update and an introspective rant

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I've fixed up the latest video. Cut over 20 seconds and improved the quality. It has the same file name as before, but here's a new ...
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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Meet the Hobos video comment page

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If you arrived here by following the link from the Aimless video page, please leave a comment about the Meet the Hobos video.

The people you meet

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I'm uploading a new video as I write this. By the time anyone reads this, it should be fully uploaded, so here's the link . I still ...
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Bo & Hobos

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Oh my god, the train-hopping footage is freakin' INCREDIBLE!!! I haven't even watched all of it yet, but the hour and 45 minutes I h...
Monday, January 07, 2008

Championship game

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No prediction from me this time. Go Bucks! -- Aimless The Quasi-Aimless Trailer You can contact me at 614-738-3867 .
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Blog Exclusive: Crazy Ryan

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I probably won't put this short video on the video page. It's from the Naples on-ramp where I lived for a few days. It's in the...
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Sunday, January 06, 2008

Back to Florida?

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Right now it's looking like I'll probably wait until mid or late February to hit the road again. That'll give me more time to wo...
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Friday, January 04, 2008

Escape from The F Word (Florida) comment page

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If you arrived here by following the link from the Aimless video page, please leave a comment about the Escape from The F Word (Florida) vi...
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Escape from The F Word (Florida) teaser

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I'm finished cutting and editing the next video, but it's not quite ready to upload yet because I'm having trouble creating a de...
Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Post-Naples stuff

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All right, most of the interesting Florida footage (post-Naples) is now in the computer. It looks like there's just under 15 minutes of ...

Hail to the victors

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Congrats to the University of Michigan Wolverines for beating the Florida Gators yesterday in what should have been at least a 20-point win...
Monday, December 31, 2007

'The Rick Nash Hat Trick'

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1 short-handed goal + 1 power play goal + 1 empty-net goal = "The Rick Nash Hat Trick." I guess it was worth it to go to a hockey ...

Irishman video comment page

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If you arrived here by following the link from the Aimless video page, please leave a comment about the Irishman on a Dirt Bike video.
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Irishman video

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Here's a new video . I'll have more to say about it later, and I may make some minor revisions. -- Aimless The Quasi-Aimless Trailer...
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Saturday, December 22, 2007

Coincidental basketball

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This is weird. Earlier today I noticed that Georgetown and Memphis were playing each other in men's college basketball. I thought that w...
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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Tape 22

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It doesn't feel right to go right into this post after writing the previous one, but I'm going to. I finally got around to watching ...

A grieving friend

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I was about to write a post about the current state of things when I turned on the computer today, only to be sidetracked by an e-mail from ...
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Sunday, December 16, 2007

I'm so stupid

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There are four tickets to today's Cleveland Browns game sitting right in front of me. My dad was supposed to use them to entertain a pot...
Friday, December 14, 2007

Dumpster Diving video comment page

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If you arrived here by following the link from the Aimless video page, please leave a comment about the Dumpster Diving video.
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Dumpster diving video

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If you've ever been curious to see what the dumpster diving footage in the Quasi-Aimless trailer is all about, here you go . Five minute...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Cop Encounter video comment page

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If you arrived here by following the link from the Aimless video page, please leave a comment about the Collier County Sheriff video.
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Collier County Sheriff video

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Here's a brand new video . It is still a pretty rough edit, and it will probably remain a rough edit, although there are some things I t...
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