Meet the Catman, Dr. Harold Sims, a retired college biology professor and passionate cat advocate who opened the American Museum of the House Cat and Catman 2 Shelter in Sylva, North Carolina, 22 years ago. On the way back from a recent business trip to Atlanta, GA, I decided to use my impeccable navigation skills…
Love & Light for Baltimore
In light of the Baltimore Riots and Conflict I’d like to share a quote by Rollo May: “When inward life dries up, when feeling decreases and apathy increases, when one cannot affect or even genuinely touch another person, violence flares up as a daimonic necessity for contact, a mad drive forcing touch in the most…
A weekend at the Red River Gorge
With only two more weeks until one of my best friends leaves to go back to Michigan and then to embark on the journey of a lifetime, we decided to make the best of this past weekend with a trip to the Red River Gorge in Slade KY. Our other friends Ben, the Gypsy Rover,…
Buzzardroost Rock Trail Hike with the Viking
Being an adventurer is wild and exciting and involves a lot of living in and embracing the moment, but as I told a friend the other day, sometimes the moment doesn’t feel good, sometimes it can be difficult, or unsettling, maddening, sad or just plain miserable. But, we need to be in it anyway. We…
Cabin Life
I woke up this morning with a chilly breeze seeping into the open part of my sleeping bag. From inside the bag, I could barely see the morning light. Damn, I thought, I let the fire go out again. Since I moved to the cabin on the hill, I’ve been learning valuable lessons about how…
A Visit to Dark Wood Farm & a New Friend
While in Rabbit Hash, KY, as my previous post mentions (I think…) I met some new friends. Amongst those friends were a group of farmers that came down for a beer on the General Store porch. I overheard them (nosey gypsy) talking about their farms and by their appearance, gathered that they’d been working. As…
My Almost Make-out Session at Big Bone Lick and Randomly Running into Rabbit Hash
So this is the first blog post I’ve written on location thus far. I somehow wandered into the little town of Rabbit Hash Kentucky today. It is the most awesome thing that has happened randomly in quite a while. Earlier today I met one of my bridal clients to iron out the details for their…
Business Turns Into Play on a Dreary Day in Lexington KY
A couple months ago, a lady contacted me through an ad I had on Craigslist about a camera I was selling. She told me that she lived in Hazard, KY which is about a six hour drive, but that she’d be in Lexington sometime in the upcoming months for work. With all the crazy responses…
Oregon Awesomeness, Day 2!
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A Wiener Dogs Birthday Party in Portland (Day 1)
Have you ever been to a wiener dog’s birthday party? No, I’m not kidding. No, this isn’t a joke. On December 1st I flew to Portland Oregon to help capture the memories at Kramer’s 1st birthday party to benefit the Oregon Dachshund Rescue Inc.. Kramer, the spunky little doxie, was born with genetic deformities. Had…
A Modern Gypsys Journey... 