“We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves. The martyrs go hand in hand into the arena; they are…

Exhaustion isn’t the right word, but it’s the first word that comes to mind. I finished with Bubba just as last night was turning into this morning. I fell asleep a few…

Good morning. I just returned to room 420 at the Quality Inn Dallas (Market Center). I made up a great jingle for Quality Inn, should they desire a musician to record something…

Today’s entry is brought to you by the handy tape recorder I speak into when I’m driving and something poignant arises. My missives are spattered throughout this traveler’s tale, delineated by quotations…

Right now I am enjoying my first Fat Tire of the trip. I’m at a Holiday Inn Express in Independence, Missouri. I arrived maybe two hours ago and made my reservation for…

It was hot. We stayed in the water. It was so hot on Sunday that instead of watching the mileage from Chicago to saint Louis I kept a weary eye on the…

Still so hot. Still so sweaty. Still no air-conditioning. I up and showered as fast as I could so we could head over to Union Park for the Intonation Festival. We got…

Heat. Sweat. No air-conditioning. Any of these three phrases describe what ran through my head as I awoke on Jet’s couch Friday morning. Her apartment did not have nearly the same aura…

today i experienced a wave of euphoria followed by a crushing blow. a shock that no one could have expected has dampened both my experience on this trip as well as the…