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Recalculating

October 3, 2011January 27, 2021 ~ Kana Smith ~ 5 Comments

Mounted above the dash in Pat's car, a GPS device tracks our pre-programmed driving route from San Diego to Boise, Idaho. Whenever we veer from the pre-planned course--even to top off the gas tank or to empty one of the small backseat bladders (which of course operate on a rotating schedule)--a disapproving female voice informs … Continue reading Recalculating

Packing Pro

September 25, 2011January 27, 2021 ~ Kana Smith ~ 16 Comments

“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” ~Susan Heller I’m supposed to be writing about Travel Destinations in Montana. Clearly I’m not. I promised myself I’d turn in my 17 Montana articles by the end of today--but hey, it’s only … Continue reading Packing Pro

Burning the Script

September 23, 2011January 27, 2021 ~ Kana Smith ~ 134 Comments

“The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” ~ Anna Quindlen We used to operate within limited lives, my husband and I—limited by the ruts of our career paths, by our addictions, by former spouses, by people’s views of us, by the “scripts” we believed we had to follow...  … Continue reading Burning the Script

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"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts."

~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

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    William on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetMay 7, 2026

    I used to sail. Seemingly a long, long time ago. 20+ years ago since I last hoisted a sail, but…

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    KENNETH on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetMay 4, 2026

    Good evening from Middleton Manchester UK ITS time to bang the rocks together and visit www.theaardvarkskettle.com

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    writerunblockedrepublic on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetMay 1, 2026

    Hi Kana, I nominate you for a Sunshine Blogger Award! https://writerunblockedrepublic.com/2026/05/02/sunshine-blogger-award/

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    cswatts on Spenser “With an ‘S,’ Like the Poet”April 28, 2026

    It's taken me a long time to get around to this post. Love Robert B. Parker and the Spenser series;…

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    Anonymous on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetApril 24, 2026

    You may find the Boathouses Virtual Tour I've just blogged interesting, although not sure if it could fit your boat.…

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