THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY........

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.mp3

As I try to figure out where this blog is headed this song came into my head. There's some good, there's some bad and then there's the "uglies" .

First the good: The freedom of the road! I can just about stay anywhere for as long or as short as I want. If I find a place interesting that I want to explore I can hang around. If I don't like it I can just leave. I didn't really have this freedom when I first took a job. After a brief look around and then a big move to settle in if I found I didn't like it after a few months it would have been tough to move. But that was back in those days. Now I can just pick up and leave with about 30 minutes work.

The Bad: I like to boondock but sometimes it's not easy. It may be that I just don't know the area well enough or some other factor. In those cases I usually settle into a campground on public lands. Ever had a big family with dogs, innumerable kids and noise machines descend upon the campsite next to you? They seemed to think that a campfire consisted of burning plastic and garbage? OK, I think you get my point.

And then there are the Uglies: We are in a no man's land. What is the definition of domicile? Why are we ranked with homeless and vagrants and met with such suspicion? What happened to the sentiment attached to getting your kicks on route 66? Public lands are shrinking. Individual rights are diminishing. More regulations, more fees, and more scars upon the land.

Well there it is for now at least. I tip my hat to my fellow travelers. Itinerants, vagabonds, and peripatetic souls: ROVE ON!