29 October, 2007 – Fresno, California

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

But I won’t need it when I reach the end
It was good that we were rested, as we were headed for a storm.
The train rolled from Emeryville toward Fresno, heading first North, then East, then South through the San Joaquin Valley. We got off in Madera (a little early, if you can believe that) […]

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28 October, 2007 – Stinson Beach, California

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

As this is an entry about rest, I’m going to give one to Cat Stevens as well. While still miles from nowhere, in Stinson, at least for a time, I felt like I was somewhere again.
Susan drove us south from Pt Reyes Station to Stinson Beach and dropped us off at a house on […]

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26 October, 2007 – Pt. Reyes Station, California

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Lord my body has been a good friend…
Morning came to the Lone Bobcat Woods. We rose and showered and packed and headed into town with Janaia and Robyn for breakfast, then made our way to a Grass Valley bus stop to catch a connector bus to Auburn. We hugged and cried and laughed […]

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25 October, 2007 – Grass Valley, California

Friday, October 26th, 2007

I have my freedom
I can make my own rules
Oh yeah, the ones that I choose
Well, that’s pretty much the problem, isn’t it? Individuality run amok? An unconnected and thoughtless sense of entitlement and freedom to do whatever we want, making our own rules with little or no concern for the fact that we’re […]

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23 October, 2007 – Ashland, Oregon

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

I have my freedom…
The bus took us to Medford, near Ashland. It was an hour late getting to the station, of course. And it was jam-packed. And there was a very loud and talkative man right behind me. And there were more loud and talkative men further back, yakking on their […]

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