Definition of potpourri – 1: a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent. 2: a miscellaneous collection. The second definition above pretty much describes today’s blog, a collection of miscellaneous thoughts and info that I’m sharing because I really don’t have anything else to talk about today.
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Readers are asking me when my next Big Lake book will be available. While I have learned never to set a definite date for a new release, because when I do something always goes wrong, I am shooting for some time in June. Yesterday was a good writing day, I knocked out about 7,500 words in Big Lake Ninja, which brings me close to the one third mark for a typical book in the series.
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For those of you who read my buddy Greg White’s Our RV Adventures blog every day and are missing it while he and wife Jan are off touring Europe, Greg called me from Amsterdam the other day. He said internet service was very slow during the cruise, which is why he has not updated his blog as often as he had hoped to. They have finished the boat part of their vacation, and once they leave Amsterdam they will be taking a train to Paris for a few days, and then across the channel to England for the last leg of their trip. Greg said they are having a wonderful time, seeing a lot of amazing things, meeting some great people, and totally blowing their diets. As it should be when you are on vacation.
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I get a lot of questions from people asking me about a campground, or a certain model of RV, or the best route to take some place. I always try to answer to the best of my ability. However, we have been off the road for over two years now and I haven’t kept up with every new model of RV or the latest campground ratings. So, I can tell you about the places we’ve been and how they were when we were there, but there is no guarantee something has not changed since then.
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Another question I get asked a lot is about ways to save money on overnight camping costs. I’m a big fan of Passport America. We are life members and it saved us a fortune when we were fulltiming. Another excellent program is www.overnightrvparking.com. They list over 13,000 free overnight camping places from coast-to-coast. The annual membership is very affordable, and just like with Passport America, you will get your investment back the first night or two you are on the road.
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If you are anywhere around Central Florida and have always wanted to watch a rocket launch, here’s a heads up. Space X is supposed to be sending up a rocket from the Kennedy Space Center tonight, with a target launch time of 10:30. It will be carrying something like 36 communication satellites into orbit to provide better internet service worldwide. Hopefully one of them will follow the route Greg and Jan’s river tour boat took.
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And finally, it’s always important to celebrate your children’s accomplishments, whatever they may be. Just like these proud parents are doing.
Thought For The Day – Before we work on artificial intelligence, why don’t we do something about natural stupidity?
Nick Russell
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