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An Atheist, A Buddhist & The Meaning of Prayer
I got home tonight just after 9 o'clock after being gone all day dealing with an illness in the family (this has been the bulk of my...


Opening Day, When Memories Spring Eternal
There was always baseball. The Red Sox, Fenway Park, Section 16, Row JJ, Seat 5. My father's summer home for 40+ years. Opening Day of...


Reading Life: My Year In Books
I lied. I did set one goal for 2016, which was to read a minimum of 20 books. At 9:30p on December 31st, 2016, I finished my 29th book of...


2016: The Year in Gins
At the end of 2015, I posted "It's been a hell of a year, yet as 2016 dawns I've never been more optimistic about where my life is...


My America, In Photos
Capturing the beauty of America while on the road, deep in it, is one of the more rewarding challenges of solo travel. Logistically, it's...


One Year
“Oh dear dad, can you see me now I am myself Like you, somehow” ~Pearl Jam, ‘Release’ A year ago today, I came home after running a...


Thank You, America
The #GinsAcrossAmerica tour stats: 30 days, 9,179 miles, 26 states, 483 gallons of gas, 112 cups of coffee, and the renewed spirit of a...


The Legend of the TP Bandit
For more than 20 years, my father acquired all of his toiletries--shampoo, soap, toilet paper, mouthwash--from whatever cheap motel he...


Utah Sunrise
Sunrise over the mountains outside of Salt Lake City, a sight so awe-inspiring that I audibly gasped upon reaching the top of Crater and...


The Road Is Truth
Today, 9/12/16: Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Rapid City. The sky is bigger, the clouds and the cows closer, and The Badlands beckon. The...
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