Risk. People ask me about it all the time. I think back to this guy in the photo. He wore a pair of “toe shoes” to the first party at TED Global…odd shoes. Shoes that COULD have been laughed at…indeed were laughed at by some. But lots of people (including me) also thought they were pretty cool….odd, but cool. A couple of women later said, “I loved those shoes but I’d be afraid to wear them anywhere but the beach.” Their fear, it turned out, was looking silly. They were …

The best part of living on the road is the freedom to work from anywhere. The worst part of working on the road is that you have to work from anywhere! Right now I am actually living and working out of a friend’s house, so I have the best of all worlds - wifi, van, bed, shower, kitchen, office space and everything I need to stay organized and more focused. I’ve started several ebooks on HOW to be mobile AND productive. And it’s been quite interesting!
The van, with it’s temperamental …

I spent six hours in the emergency room last night. The allergic reaction to the shrimp I had last week finally won. Yes, you CAN have a delayed reaction the doctor told me. I’d been fighting it with Benedryl, but my body would not put up with it. When my right eye swelled shut and I was covered with whelps and red bumps the size of dimes from head to toe and my throat started swelling shut I gave up and went in. After IV’s of Benedryl, a shot of …

Heat kills even the hardiest appetite. Yet, there’s nothing to take the edge off the heat like a cold chunk of watermelon. So last night I pulled up under a tree and cut into this beauty. Dinner. Sugary sweet, ice cold from my cooler, and dripping with summer.
Part of “van dwelling” and living life on the road, in a van, shooting from the hip all day - are moments when you stop and truly savor the simplicity of it all. I had some great sushi and salmon the other …