#vanlifedream

This morning I asked myself, “Why do I have to feel like shit about myself?” Answer: I don’t. So why did that question come to my mind in the first place? Because yesterday I asked myself another question, and that response turned into the latest attempt at an introduction to my book ‘Uber Tales: Stories and Thoughts From the Road’. The question I asked was, “How do I put nine years on the…

I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I wrote a blog entry specifically about what I call my ‘van life dream’. No, I don’t have the van and not one dime saved towards it. That’s because being broke is expensive but I don’t give a shit what anyone thinks about that. I keep reading articles on van life and sadly, most of them are about how it didn’t quite work out for people. Okay, I’m good…

I put on my Yacht Rock channel and what song did I get first? San Antonio native Christopher Cross’ ‘Ride Like the Wind’ featuring backing vocals by the Yacht Rock King himself, Michael McDonald. I’m kind of hoping for a miracle to get to see Mr. Cross when he plays here in San Antonio soon because by all accounts, he’s a really nice guy and a great performer. I thought about doing a rant this…

Today’s blog title comes from a line in the movie ‘Independence Day’. It’s when Will Smith’s character is dragging the alien he captured in his parachute across a burning-hot desert. He’s grousing out loud at the alien about how his Fourth of July weekend was ruined and then he finally yells out: “I could have been at a barbeque!” After the Election and the fact it seems like the incoming…