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Patience = Wisdom

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/21/2023 1 Comments

Depression and Denial, Denial and Depression,

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Natures Spirituality.

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/16/2022 0 Comments

Nature is forever, as opposed to humanity's life span of fewer than one hundred years.

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My accompanied travelers

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 03/22/2022 6 Comments

I wake in awe of what I have accomplished.

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The wisdom of 4-questions; “part-2, short story”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/11/2021 0 Comments

We have begun every day with a sideways kiss ( you know overnight bad breath and all ) and a hug.

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America’s prescription parks

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/23/2021 1 Comments

Nurturing your heart, mind, and soul in the great outdoors.

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“What is RV Boondocking?”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/22/2021 3 Comments

I simply explain I'm staying inside my mobile home.

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Lakeshore RV resort

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/12/2020 3 Comments

I love the sounds of silence

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“Zombie bike ride.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/19/2018 2 Comments

I recommend you visit Key West during the Fantasy festival with a daily schedule of events, there is something for everyone.

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“Their love is with me forever.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 11/06/2018 8 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fpR07wwpS4 I recently viewed the movie trailer "Green Book" scheduled for November 21, 2018, release in the US, and it triggered my thoughts about my travels across the US during…

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“Hiking and Backpacking Fears.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/08/2018 4 Comments

On many occasions, my family and friends have voiced their concerns about me backpacking or hiking into the forests and deserts. They fear for my safety of everything and anything…

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“Hiking and backpacking fears.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/28/2018 7 Comments

On many occasions, my family and friends have voiced they're concerned about me backpacking or hiking into the forests and deserts. They fear for my safety of everything and…

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“A patched quilt of life.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/10/2018 1 Comments

Two weeks before Thanksgiving, I entered the local library for a book, and I saw the most incredibly beautiful king size quilt hanging on display behind glass. I stood for…

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“A National Parks Geek.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/06/2018 3 Comments

It was a day after the American Labor Day holiday and the unofficial end of summer. But more importantly for me, it is the demographic transition of the US National…

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“Womens Rights Museum.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/15/2018 1 Comments

There are many unique museums and places I want to visit, learn and further understand American history. Many tourists and travelers see and reveal in video and blog postings the…

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“Angry voice of gratitude.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/26/2018 3 Comments

I will never forget the sunny Monday morning inside the coffee shop, knowing you had seen me dozens if not hundreds of times reading the new paper. But on this…

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“Juxtapose, the yearly ceremony.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 05/31/2018 6 Comments

Again, as usual, I am seated watching the archaic traditions leaving no assumptions for what is to happen at this ceremony that has been held every year since 1877. I glance…

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“Vaguely bestowed history.” (short story)

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 04/27/2018 2 Comments

Ms, Charlotte Wetzler, was seated on the main stage, looking out upon well over 500-hundred guests who are her former students and the recipients of her 42- years of teaching…

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“Montgomery Alabama.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 04/19/2018 0 Comments

On a cold rainy spring day, I toured several critical locations in the city of Mongomery Alabama which is ground zero of the Civil Rights Era in America. In 1877…

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“Our timeless love.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 04/10/2018 3 Comments

Our family, our children, forty years we made. The mind-numbing daily routine we made. Our separate sleeping bedrooms we agreed. Because of commitments, our love has become veiled from one…

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“Churn or grind.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 04/04/2018 5 Comments

The daily WordPress word prompt inspires thoughtful, creative writing ideas based on the WordPress user's past experiences with the word which can hold various meanings and definitions. The word churn, cause me…

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“Layers upon layers of hope.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 04/01/2018 1 Comments

Attending a funeral, a retirement gathering, a college or high school graduation, of a family member or friend allows for personal self-reflection. Your thoughts peel away layers of life's reality igniting and stirring…

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Betrayed and frantic, I think not!”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 03/30/2018 0 Comments

Since Feb I have enjoyed and settled into the Florida warmth, and because of cold temperatures, I used my backpacking pants' less than a week. As March winds to an…

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“Blushed.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 03/20/2018 1 Comments

Casandra entered the room, and I could not make eye contact, She walks past my table, and I look down at my paper, I sensed a connection, but I'm too…

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“Travel guts: A special mode of travel.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 02/16/2018 5 Comments

For over forty years I have traveled around the US for which my family and friends were astonished by the journey and marveled at the destinations completed on a motorcycle.…

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Travel Fears? “Carpe-Diem”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 02/13/2018 13 Comments

Within the imaginations of everyone who's creative ideas and thoughts are inspired or influenced by anything seen on television, read in a book or magazine, can become a reality. MJL I…

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“Travel, what title?”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 02/12/2018 15 Comments

When I began traveling in the late 80's upon a 1987 Kawasaki touring motorcycle around the US, I never created or was bewildered with a title for what I was…

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“Inscrutable trill silhouetted in front of me.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/29/2018 2 Comments

I was scared almost out of my seat when Sister Abigale screamed at the top of her lungs forcing all of the fifth-grade students to stared forward, but it was…

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“I’m candid, fairly agile living on island time.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/28/2018 0 Comments

I was born and raised in the Adirondacks in Upstate New York, and the first time I saw photos of a beach, I dreamed of living on an island. As…

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“The next dominant generation.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/27/2018 2 Comments

I am a part of what some people call the greatest generation. When I consider how my parents who lived with nothing close to the conveniences I enjoyed as a…

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“Blink.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/26/2018 0 Comments

Fortunately, during my lifetime I have recorded hundreds of hours of video with accompanied thousands of photos of my now adult children. My recorded library reveals decades of family and…

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“Candid.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/25/2018 1 Comments

Be candid with me, I can take it. Honesty is the best policy when the truth is the foundation for any relationship. However, many lies are spoken in considerations of…

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“Study.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/24/2018 2 Comments

As the college semester comes to an end, the mood of the students on the entire campus becomes stressfully solemn. Every nook and cranny is occupied as students seek silent locations…

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“Loophole.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/22/2018 0 Comments

For twenty years' or more, the theater's dancers have taken a ten-minute break every hour during any rehearsal no matter how long they rehearsed. Three months into the theater season…

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“Winsome Characters.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/11/2018 5 Comments

When a child is born, they are an unwritten computer program learning from parents teachers and society. M. J. Leake

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“Treated reservations.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/03/2018 4 Comments

If you are lucky, your life will treat you to various forms and types of reservations. I have had room and dinner reservations and I have toured nature reserves and…

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“A blogger conversation.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/01/2018 3 Comments

The first daily word prompt "conversation" is appropriate to begin 2018 since a blog post initiates a conversation between bloggers around the world. Four years ago when I began blogging…

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“Finally 2017 ending, now 2018!”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/01/2018 4 Comments

Finally, with the end of 2017, the entire world is looking forward to 2018 with incredible optimism. Many people around the world will begin new healthy and personal habits in…

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A traveler’s miraculous discovery

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/24/2017 1 Comments

Wanderer, your footsteps are the road, and nothing more; wanderer, there is no road, the road is made by walking. Antonio Machado A wannabe traveler's miraculous discovery is the day…

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“Legendary Inheritance.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/14/2017 1 Comments

Fifteen years have passed since international Dodgeball star Lucas Leonard Lopez was seen on the court. However, his eldest son Lewis Leonard Lopez has followed in his father's footsteps playing…

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“A lifetime of Jolly degrees of happiness and varnish layers of love.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/10/2017 3 Comments

During anyone's life, there are jolly times filled with degrees of ups and downs, covered with varnishing layers of love. A life is filled with degrees of changes with reflective…

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“Sparkling at any age.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/03/2017 2 Comments

The word "age," is a noun, defining the length of existence from the beginning to any given time of life. Existence is the sparkle of life to be celebrated every…

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“Music’s dubious riffs.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 11/15/2017 1 Comments

During our annual concert, my high school's jazz ensemble was playing before a packhouse of parents, students political dignitaries. We played several pieces that excited the whole audience who stood…

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“Centenarian love, passion, marriage, and dancing.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 11/12/2017 2 Comments

The annual sweetheart's dance has become a coveted gala event for the 190 residents at the "Living Years Village." And again for the third year in a row Edgar and…

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“Halloween Neighborhood-Lessons.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 11/07/2017 3 Comments

There was a time in the 60's, and 70's when the mystery of keeping your home secure during the Halloween season was something you passed on to new neighbors. I…

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“Ghoulish.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 11/01/2017 6 Comments

I have never really liked Halloween since the horrible calamity of 1975, for which my father tells the story with the smiling gleefulness of a teenager like it was yesterday.…

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“Autumn Fluffy.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/30/2017 3 Comments

The end of green summer leaves leads to the transformation to various bright colors. During an October hike with crisp, breezes blowing red, yellow, purple, orange, magenta, and brown leaves…

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“Identifying Trademarks.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/27/2017 2 Comments

The identifying trademarks were visible when the border officer lifted the tarp to reveal the cylindrical barrel. This story began after my best friend Charles and I attended the San…

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“Cacophony: A band parents story.”g

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/24/2017 0 Comments

My next door neighbors, Clifford and Joyce Ingram's raised 6-children, who were born two and three years apart. When their eldest child Cynthia began playing the drums in the local…

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“Enlighten.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/23/2017 4 Comments

Enlightening moments in time brings life into focus. (M. J. Leake) After thirty-nine years of marriage, three adult children, one hysterectomy, and a husband I share a love with that…

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“Express.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/20/2017 0 Comments

Do you love to dance, sing, write, sculpt, paint, or debate? What’s your favorite way to express yourself, creatively? I use words creatively in sentences, paragraphs, short stories and soon…

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“Risk?”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/18/2017 4 Comments

What would your daily life be without risk? Most people try to avoid risk and some at all cost while many people take a calculated risk. Since the beginning of…

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“Loyalty.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/17/2017 1 Comments

Loyalty is determined and measured by who you interact with over time. Loyalty and friendships are determined by time. Loyalty can be a long-term commitment in a relationship. Loyalty is…

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“Ascending.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/16/2017 4 Comments

Life is like ascending a mountain one foot after another to accomplish what is desired. Standing atop of an accomplishment is a personal goal and time to reflect upon the journey…

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“Succumb.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/15/2017 0 Comments

Succumbing to life's temptations keeps you from being your best. Succumbing to the bitterness of life closes your mind to reconciliation. Succumbing to the fear of learning leaves you…

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“Cloaked in darkness.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/14/2017 0 Comments

A 5-year-old girl in a playground stops to look at the flight of a butterfly. She runs around mimicking its movements to understand the butterfly's flying motions. Malka Michaela Barshishathttp://malkamichaela.blogspot.com/2011/02/illustration-friday-swarm.html…

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“Fraud”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/13/2017 0 Comments

The fraud you do. The fraud to deceive. The fraud to trick and cheat. The fraud for your personal gain. The fraud committed in darkness will one day see light.…

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“Exceptional Mistake.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/12/2017 7 Comments

Mistakes are a part of life because life comes with morals but not application instructions. Mistakes of the heart usually provide a second chance. Mistakes are failures to learn from…

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“Focused, divided attention and multitasking”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/26/2017 8 Comments

The term "laser focused" is associated with academics and athletics. To reach this level of concentration takes months, years and decades of mental and physical training. Some people believe multi-tasking…

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“”Penchant for poo.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/14/2017 8 Comments

As a child growing up, I always had Labrador Retrievers as pets, and one of my chores was picking up after the dog. When I became an adult, I swore…

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“Sympathetic Peculiarities.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/11/2017 1 Comments

The peculiarities of life and death manifest itself before, during, and after stressful painfilled tragic events. Personal reflections and contemplation about life, its meaning, and understanding its purpose are our…

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“I am Pricelessly, Critical, to Continue.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/03/2017 10 Comments

My last posting "Enamored with nature," apparently was my 1000th blog post on Wordpress. :-) My priceless blog life began 2013 when I signed up for a Wordpress site, but…

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“Dare-Devil Great Grandmother.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/12/2017 5 Comments

Six months ago, I was with twenty-one of my family members to watch my youngest great-granddaughter tandem parachute from a plane 12000 feet above the airport to celebrate her 21st…

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“A collection of July’s daily words.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/10/2017 3 Comments

A thoughtful writer can be a passenger with a quill and pen, tethered to a desk, plucking ideas of an original savage plot or caper with character arcs sailing along…

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“Patches covering magical molds of clay.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/05/2017 2 Comments

You are a magical mold of clay, forever developing to become what you want to be. Overcoming your fears allowing dreams to discover what is over the next hill or…

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“Creatives, creativity, create.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/23/2017 8 Comments

The human imagination has an unlimited capacity for creative ideas of any skill, form, and type beyond unknown insightful visions. Creatives can spend many years or a lifetime developing, and…

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” The Band; Brass, Drums, and Reeds.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/03/2017 0 Comments

Every band member in the marching and orchestra bands maintains a solidarity based on the instrument they have played their entire lives. Those who play the Trumpet, French Horns, Trombones,…

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“Notorious Farce.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 05/19/2017 5 Comments

When I was asked to speak here today, I was reticent because for the past three years I have looked upon you all seated here as my family and we…

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“Pursuing.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 05/11/2017 4 Comments

By pursuing the definition of you, which should last a lifetime, you must be open-minded of your past and present, for a better future. Pursuing, someone, something, or destinations is…

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“Temporary.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 05/09/2017 0 Comments

Temporarily I will become a better person. The person I was yesterday was temporary. Temporarily, I exercise to feel better. The person in my mirror is temporary. Temporarily, I drink…

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“Control?”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 05/04/2017 3 Comments

Control is a powerful word, meaning authority to guide or manage something or someone. But for me, the word instantaneously brings to mind 1987, Janet Jackson's mega-hit with the signature…

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“Resist.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 02/09/2017 3 Comments

With the first month of 2017 in the review mirror, many New Years resolutions have fallen prey to various forms of temptations. For those who want to sustain their resolutions,…

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“Wedding Invitations,”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/30/2017 2 Comments

I attended two weddings accompanied by my special someone who excited my mother with the possibilities of our marriage one day. When my mom attended the second wedding, she discovered…

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“Crossing.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/10/2017 4 Comments

I imagine the incredible permutations of the root word, "cross," and the various meaning and uses in the English language are incredible. Of course, immediately the root word implied religion…

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Human communication has evolved but not vanity.

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/27/2016 2 Comments

Recently I overheard a baby-boomer speak of never wanting to use the facetime feature of their mobile phone when taking with their grandchildren or family members. Hearing this conversation, I…

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” Moody; Bah-Humbug!”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/20/2016 1 Comments

Eighty-seven-year-old Wilbur Wainwright, the owner of a window installation company, based in Ottumwa Iowa, began the business sixty-three years ago. He married once, divorced within a year, and never had…

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“Christmas Folly & Martyr.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/17/2016 2 Comments

Robert Avenell; During Thanksgiving dinner, the Avenell brothers were enamored with an old 1950's Sears & Robuck catalog their Uncle Rosco brought to the holiday dinner. The catalog was a…

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“Travel Conundrum the weather.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/15/2016 5 Comments

For two months my travel conundrum has been cool to cold daytime temperatures in Tucson Arizona and now Galveston TX. I had also come to appreciate the months of research…

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“Irksome, Short Story #1.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/05/2016 8 Comments

Hello, fellow blog post followers. In the coming weeks, some of WordPress's daily word prompts responses will revolve around Jeffery and Jaqueline Lehman and their five-year-old son Jason over the…

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“Bridges.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 11/03/2016 2 Comments

Life is bridged with decisions and choices to last a lifetime. All bridge crossing is fraught with insecurities and doubts that remain consistent throughout life. Over time crossing bridges…

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Value & Loss

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 10/05/2016 0 Comments

Everyone on this planet places a value on land, i.e., property along with inanimate items like homes, cars, furniture, electronics, food, and money. Are all of these valued item's used…

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“Shiver.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 09/05/2016 0 Comments

During the winter month's my mother always dressed me warmly with a thick heavy coat, gloves, knit cap and a pair of rubber boots for snow. On a cold winter…

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“Cheats & Mistakes.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/29/2016 3 Comments

In the Spring of 1963, Malcolm Milton University's spring mid-term testing was in its final hours. Tenured History Professor, Wilbur Wilshire was shocked and astonished when he recognized an honors…

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“Learning. “

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/25/2016 4 Comments

Learning is a desire within many people or is it? For some learning is completed upon high school graduation yet college graduates become annoyed or discouraged when asked to learn…

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Complicated

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/16/2016 6 Comments

So, life is relatively easy. You are born, you love parents, family friends, and caregivers Follow the basic moral rules of life, don't lie, cheat, steal, or harm another person…

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“Generational divide”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/12/2016 2 Comments

Over the past one hundred years, generational divides are usually a contentious issue within families. I suspect, during the period between 1920 and 1960, the debate between young adults and…

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Surface versus Fear

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 08/11/2016 1 Comments

The surface of life is easily visible to the human eye. Fear prevents verbal interaction which would build discoveries. Our surface is what we project. Fear of self-reflection to discover…

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“The things we leave behind.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/24/2016 0 Comments

The things we leave behind are the things we collected because they were the must-haves of the moment. After fifteen trips to the local Good-Will store, to drop off the…

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“Guest”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/13/2016 1 Comments

I was at my favorite coffee house when I read Wordpress's daily word prompt "Guest." I noticed employees using direct eye contact, greeting the customers with, hellos, welcomes, thank yous,…

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“Desert, which one?”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/11/2016 4 Comments

After an argument, I deserted my wife for the solitude and warmth of the desert, where I enjoyed the chocolate cake she made for dessert. When I return home with…

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“Darkness”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 07/07/2016 3 Comments

Because of humans inability to see in the darkness, the human imagination compensates and creates fear and mystery of the unknown of what their eyes cannot see. Hundreds if not…

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“Prophecy”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/27/2016 3 Comments

Those who have the ability of prophecy have an enormously incredible talent, and for centuries many have claimed this unique ability. Their predictions have included everything from the religious…

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“Perfection”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/21/2016 2 Comments

The word "perfection" defines flawless, or faultless, as possible. Perfection is often used to describe people, inanimate objects, an athlete or team and for some people, themselves. Just about everyone…

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“Everybody dies, but not everybody lives.”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/20/2016 0 Comments

Time is motion, always moving never stopping, moments pass into minutes, into hours, into days, weeks, months, and years. Seeing children grow into adults, we ask where did the time…

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“Understanding”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/14/2016 0 Comments

The world needs to eat from a three layered marble cake of understanding, tolerance, and compromise covered with tastefully sweet rainbow icing on a platter of love as its foundation.…

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“Angry”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 06/06/2016 0 Comments

Angry shown to someone you love been eventually involves an apology. Angry is the emotion that eventually involves an apology. Angry can be useful yet; it ultimately means an excuse.…

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“Legacy”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 03/14/2016 1 Comments

Write a response to the one-word prompt, "Legacy." The writing prompt "Legacy" causes me to consider humanities legacy of how writing tools have evolved. The word "legacy" defined, describes a…

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“The Road Less Traveled”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 02/27/2016 3 Comments

Pinpoint a moment in your past where you had to make a big decision. Write about that other alternate life that could have unfolded. Many years past, I chose the…

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“Say Your Name”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 02/18/2016 1 Comments

Write about your first name: Are you named after someone or something? Are there any stories or associations attached to it? If you had the choice, would you rename yourself?…

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“Not Lemonade”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/26/2016 2 Comments

When life gives, your lemons make something else. Tell us about a time you used an object to resolve a tricky situation in an unorthodox way. Every morning awakening with…

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“YAWN”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/24/2016 6 Comments

What Bores You? I’m rarely bored but, in my past, public speakers who were unable to capture an audience's attention have always been a complete annoying bore. I have books…

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“Sink or Swim”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/13/2016 6 Comments

Tell us about a time when you were left on your own, to fend for yourself in an overwhelming situation — on the job, at home, at school. What was…

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“New Sensation”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 01/04/2016 4 Comments

Ah, sweet youth. No matter whether you grew up sporting a fedora, penny loafers, poodle skirts, bell-bottoms, leg warmers, skinny jeans; Madonna-Inspired net shirts and rosaries, goth garb, a spike…

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“Polite Company”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/31/2015 4 Comments

In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "Polite Company." “It’s never a good idea to discuss religion or politics with people you don’t really know.” Agree or disagree? For…

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“The Guilt that Haunts Me”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 12/11/2015 0 Comments

Share a time when you were overcome with guilt. What were the circumstances? How did you overcome your guilt? On a warm mid-July evening, I was enjoying an afternoon cookout…

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“Breaking the Law”

Expedition Nomadic Adventurer 02/13/2015 0 Comments

In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "Breaking the Law." Think about the last time you broke a rule (a big one, not just ripping the tags off your…

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