Basilicas, Glitches, and Dive Bars
The older I get the more I seem to be fascinated by basilicas and cathedrals. I think it's just a profound sense of respect and awe of the people, sometimes many hundreds of…
Eric Vance Walton
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The Bag, The Boots, The Whole Damn Philosophy
Look, I've spent enough of my life hauling gear through customs lines and stumbling, jet-lagged, down narrow foreign streets to know a few things. One of them is this: most of…
Precrastination
During a recent roadtrip it dawned on me that my passport was set to expire next year. Considering the reports of long backlogs for…
Another Road Trip and Saying Yes to Opportunities
How can it have been eleven days since my last post? We have a lot to catch up on since I last wrote. First of all, over the last…
A Beautiful Daydream
Sedona, Arizona is truly like another universe—peaceful, mystical, a place of depth and reflection. The vibe in this city always feels…
My First Cross-Country Drive in an EV (Part 3)
Days three and four of our drive from Minnesota to Arizona in our Tesla Model Y consisted of 604 miles and a total of 9hrs and 48min…
My First Cross-Country Drive in a Tesla (Part 2)
Our second day’s drive on our trip from Minnesota to Sedona, AZ was from Grand Island, Nebraska to…
My First Cross-Country Drive in a Tesla (Part 1)
A few days ago we embarked on a four day, nearly 1600 mile cross-country drive, in my 2026 Tesla Model Y. Over the next few blog posts…
The Bag, Bruno, and Another Goodbye
The Satchel & Page Slim Mailbag has arrived! So far I have to say I’m impressed. The leather is thick and the bag is constructed with heavy duty copper rivets. I’ll be putting…
My First Cross-Country Roadtrip (gulp) in a Tesla
I’ve been a fan of Tesla since the company began but was, finally, lucky enough to be able to buy one in 2022 when I purchased my Model 3…