2014/01/15 Bug Out Bags of the Deludinnati! – I recently read that some Wall Street types have suggested Bug-Out Bags to their audience via one of the Lame Street Media outlets. I should have jotted down where I read about it and the collectivist media outlet that broadcast the recommendation, but I was too busy…
2013/12/09 Scroll down for recipe ideas beneath my babbling. Wild Turkeys almost disappeared from North America, but they have since made an incredible comeback! Now they are almost everywhere except Alaska from what I hear. During the ten months I lived in the wilds of Louisiana in 2010, I only went into town every two…
2013/11/18 Who Doesn’t love Pizza? I’ve never met anyone that doesn’t like pizza of one type or another; be it greasy, need a bib New York slices, Chicago deep dish, crispy thin pizza, Detroit deep dish which is crunchy at the edges and bread-like throughout, seafood pizza of Puerto Rico, or the Greek and sautéed…
2013/11/05 You don’t always get the girl. You cast your line and settle for beans instead of salmon. You feel ten-feet tall and bullet-proof until cascading back spasms turn you into a blubbering mass of pain. When your 21 year old daughter stops by just to make sure you are okay, you know you’re fucked.…
2013/10/17* Being a Project Management Geek for over twenty years, I appreciate that reality seldom conforms to plans. As jaded as I’ve become in my old age, I still am surprised when tasks take longer than expected. Why? Because I’ve managed so many projects that I know what is likely to go wrong, or take…
2013/09/11 Exes and Unions and Taxes, Oh My! I probably should have provided this background earlier on, but by the time one decides to leave the nation of their birth there has already been years of introspection and internal debate about why one would leave or should leave. Having grown up in the States and…
2013/10/07 Having presented a number of articles about the Boot-Strap Expat adventure, it’s time take a sneak peek at what the adventure might look like. As an artist and wilderness lover it seems that there is always something wonderful to capture and record along the way. During previous adventures my cameras captured wonders that were…
2013/09/30 Do you love a great deal? Do you prowl Craigslist, Thrift Stores, Free-cycle, Flea Markets, yard and garage sales? Do you know what antiques and collectibles are worth? Are you willing to make a reasonable offer below listed price to arrive at a fair exchange? I have some confessions to make. I hate paying…
2013/09/26 It’s Just Stuff “It’s just stuff.” This has been a personal mantra of mine for over four decades. There are assets that you own, and things that own you; the only difference between the two is whether you have the wisdom and discernment to realize that the choice between these two situations is entirely…
Boot-Strap Expat – Formal Project Plan 2013/09/24 So what does a formal Project Plan look like? Take a look! Just click on the images for a better view. This is a Gantt chart used in Project Management to plan and provide status for a project. Each line item represents a Task, Activity or Summary of…
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