Category Archives: musings

Mar
24
2009

RT4: Zoo’s Closing Thoughts

I’ve said this before, but road trips, like life, are unforgiving. You get one shot at a city, to make the most of it, and then you’ve moved on. Your mistakes and your successes are amplified.
This was a pretty sedate road trip. I was more introspective than a good road trip [...]

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Mar
10
2009

Quinquagesimus

There was a time when I had a list of things I wanted to accomplish in my life. A bucket-list … I called it “my 50″. I dragged myself through that list for the past decade, laying the bricks of my edification and education. The bricks — the places I had to [...]

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Jan
12
2009

59 Days and Counting …


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Oct
07
2008

Spammer’s Closing Thoughts, Part 2 (Metaphysics in ReAction)

You know how I was talking about juxtaposition? How about following up such a tremendous journey with a full day of “work” on 4 hours’ sleep? LOLz.
There’s a certain phrase bandied about, “The grass is always greener on the other side.” I’ve heard it applied in so many ways, including in reference to relationships (and [...]

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Oct
07
2008

Zoo’s Favorite Moments

Of our one-hundred or so posts, I wanted to distill for you the best of the best, in my opinion …
First, we started with a bang in Omaha, then I got to talk to a future mad scientist.  I got my ass kicked in virtual kung-fu under the stars.  We really did see The Most [...]

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Oct
07
2008

Zoo’s Closing Thoughts, Part 2

What is wrong with you people?

When I said I was taking a road trip through the Plains and the Rockies, some people asked “Why would you want to do that?”. Others warned me of racists, guns and small minds and who knows what else. Forget that most of these folks have only seen the middle [...]

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Oct
06
2008

Day 10: Spammer’s Closing Thoughts, Part 1

Social spamming was hella fun.
Taking - no - MAKING time to have a road trip with Zoo Broker was one of the best decisions I have made this year, and let me tell you folks, it’s been a year for decisions. I so very enjoyed myself that it is hard to clearly explain. Perhaps all [...]

By Phauxtog | Also posted in SpamZalot, nevada, on the road, south dakota | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)
Oct
06
2008

Day 10: Zoo’s Closing Thoughts, Part 1 (Almost Banal)

We’re only a few hours from boarding planes back to our respective homes, and I am wiped out– physically, that is. Mentally, I’m energized. This was the trip that I needed, — I probably needed it months ago — to help me refocus on the things that are important. When I wrote this 10 [...]

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Oct
02
2008

Juxtaposition

I’m sure there are two destinations within a few hundred miles that are more different than Elko, Nevada and Salt Lake City, but I’m hard pressed to think of another so polarized pair.
Elko: Whores, 24-hour access to alcohol and gambling, all-you-can-eat steakhouses.SLC: Mormans, 24-hour access to group prayer, and all-you-can-marry churches.
We’ll give you some [...]

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Sep
30
2008

Sometimes a road trip is just a road trip …

… but folks, have you checked out the pictures that Spamzalot has taken? Every day this man produces something astounding.
“Produced Something Astounding”.
Not bad words for my tombstone, now if I could only get someone to say it about me! For sure, this is a wake-up call. This morning I [...]

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