http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Tennessee en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 20:23:22 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:23:22 +0000 hello friends wherever you are. it has been some time since i have been at this keyboard. some time has went but not gone at all.brings a smile to my face to be with you. whomever you are.it is nice to talk with someone. to share a moment or two. to share a thought or three. is it not to have that exchange when there are feelings yes. it is nice to chat and get to know one another. and not havi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-786687.html what country am I in what placecitytown whole world spinning round could be GhanaKnoxvillenorth knox library branch with the fella who needs a vacation may he get it and I say to youI love youand my heart gets flutterylights up and I see the signs they say whatever you want them tosay out of timeout of place no rightno wrongis there a right that it is of benefit to you or anotherbenefit to yo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-786203.html there is a sacredness in thisa winddown timeexpressing thoughts and a time to breathe deep relax hope this finds you well friends and what is it you are doing I am doing breathing deepletting gohope I had an effectdon39t you knowyou certainly had an effect on meand I thank theepersonallyfrom the heartsleep wellthank you your hair sweet smellsoft touch on white skinand the smilecan I see m http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-786084.html hello Knoxville and friends and whomever wishes to read this are you finding your footing in a strange new worldare you paying attention or are you all up in your thoughtsstill letting the past gomaking the present more difficult perhaps...emotions swirlattachments attach to youyou which is an experiencea piece of god some may say that is experiencing this existence funny how you just run int http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-785903.html knoxville knoxville knoxvillesimpsonsand jack renfro apocalyptovestivalspewing forthmayor and hula hoops and friendly chattsgirls crying over balloonsand dancingalmost 2 am and can39t sleepwhat a day a night a yearunfliteredperhapswhat does one do when they cant sleepreadwrite poetry is this poetryor just stream of thought is there a differrence keys slow me down need to get fasteror maybe http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-785561.html good moring friends all is well. nice and overcast and cool here in the great state of tennessee city of knoxvegas knoxville. whats else green tea and .... when you wake up make your bed put your clothes awaybe practicalan orderly life is a good life nokeeps the mind organizedcreating good ritual is good nomake create healthy rituals in your life i would say and love and change is o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-785089.html sometimes i get the feeling i am wasting timebut this feeling is not minesometimes i get the feeling of anxietybut this feeling fades not minefeelings are awash they come they gothey come and gowatch them what do i want to saydoblues skies and trails all around youinvesting in something someone. committed to you. all those oranges had to come from somewheresillypicture from Vision board We c http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-784859.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtDAY 15 MAY 6 2014 Those eleven million illegals who the government cant find They are in Middle Tennessee at the little town of Crossville. Last night was Stinko de Mayo and I found them all trying to get supper at a pretty good Mexican joint called Romos. For the holiday Romos brought in a mariachi band. Food was good the music was http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/blog-784670.html we39ll this computer in nice but funkyi lost my last entry so here goes againty david for a house and homeclean clothes full bellyty Alex for Batteria Appalachia a brazillianinspired drum groupthank you Amanda and Andrew for a great weekend of art and rain and walking and friendsthank you UT Art program for a lovely undergradgradprofessor art showingsome good stuff i like the good stuffi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-784594.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtDAY 14 APRIL 5 2013 Day 13 was spent resting at the wrong end of town in Chattanooga and watching the Kentucky Derby. I wanted to do some laundry yesterday but it turned out to be more than the motels on the Alabama side of town could accommodate. Early checkin was the problem. The Ramada had guest laundry facilities and they offered to allow http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Dayton/blog-784420.html thank you family and friends for taking an interest in this blog. it has been helpful to me to write out my thoughts and denote is that the right word my adventures. perhaps portray my adventures works better it is challenging but fun couchsurfing as they say. fortunately I have enough friends to go around to offer me a place shower food etc... making new ones and reaffirming old ones all http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-784218.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtDAY TWELVE MAY 3 2013 I bellied up with my cold pizza breakfast this morning and then went to Columbia TN. Columbia is a town that has a dozen highways and none of them are marked. I had to just drive around until I found the James K. Polk Home and finally came up on it from the opposite direction than I planned. ltstrong stylemsobidifon http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Columbia/blog-784138.html hi friends. i am a bit tired. i decided to walk down Kingston Pike and I stayed up late last night. I did notice on my walk a place called Autism Open Door Project. Something to check out. I have never walked that far down this busy road. You notice new things when you are not driving. I think I will take a bus back to my car. milkshakes from Long39s fountainLaura serving and smilingbusy driver http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-784119.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtDAY ELEVEN MAY 2 2013 I had to drive about fifty miles east from Oakland TN on Hwy 64 this morning before I found an eating place for breakfast. It was called Joes Restaurant. Do not go there. The country ham was so salty it left a bad taste in my mouth for two hours. The red eye gravy was just salty pan drippings with no thickening and no http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Shiloh-Battlefield-National-Park/blog-784062.html interesting walking around Knoxville near homeless. grateful to have friends who will put me up and to be able to take a shower thank you Eric. eric is a friend who writes. he has written a book called Between Sleep and Awake. you can find it on a amazon as a self publshed book and download. here is the link httpwww.amazon.comBetweenSleepandAwakeebookdpB00BTRMWU4refsr1sc1sdigita http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-783833.html humanity is at a crucial moment... to continue to embrace each other in all its differences or to deny what and who we really are. who are we are we peace or are we vision are we love or are we seperation are we together or are we apart this poem is called the American Hot Dog the american hotdogthe american dreamall of us togetheror so it seemsembrace the worldwith all of its varietydiscrace http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-783734.html the 29th of April. I left Knoxville the 29th of January. back again. thank you Knoxville for all the reminders Krutch Park Street sign and hospitality. thank you Amanda Andrew Bailey Adam Christine and all you lovely Knoxvillians and villans I have met and shared time with. here at the library researching and getting ready.a new day awaits and the Suns Ah Shiningoutside.and inside of me http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-783556.html in knoxville hokey pokeing it aroundlearning to deal with feelings of uncertainty and changeweird.thank you friends for helping me out.raining here today.Morgan Llwelyn has a new book. off to a good start with After Rome. still reading the Albom book. still got stuff in the car. it is a messi enjoi smiles and making others smilei enjoi teaching and interacting and listening.spring time flows lik http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-783287.html what i know is i am working on poetry. i enjoi being karl most of the time as Bob Dylan might saymost of the timeyou know the song rightwhat has Karl been doingthanking my lucky stars to be alivethere were no close callsi made it all in one piecehere i am back full circle and the circle keeps growingmet friends along the way and making morethe day continues to unfold as I readTuesday39s wit http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Knoxville/blog-783169.html Thursday morning we took the Grayline Home of the Stars tour. Amazingly the driver was the son of Dan Seals a couple songs Everything that Glitter is not Gold Meet Me in Montana and a lot more. Dan Seals died at 61 but obviously didn39t leave a fortune to this son. But he was an excellent guide with lots of good and humorous stories. We saw some fabulous homes including Dolly Parton39 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Nashville/blog-779770.html