Category Archives: On the Road Again
Seventy-Seven
Lordsburg, NM 8,000 miles in seventy-seven days and I have finally found it. I have found the asshole of the world. This is it, man. This is the epicenter. It’s not hell. I’ve been in places far more hellish – … Continue reading
Seventy-Six
Las Cruces, NM Today the Lord looked out for me for the umpteenth time during this madcap adventure. He’s a hell of a guy, the Lord. This time it was a simple matter of thirty cents that saved my ass. … Continue reading
Seventy-Five
El Paso, TX I am become Death, The shatterer of Worlds. — J. Robert Oppenheimer quoting the Bhagavad-Gita, July 15,1945 It’s a hell of a thing to stand in the midst of a silence so oppressive you can’t even hear … Continue reading
Seventy-Four
Roswell, NM This adventure gets weirder and weirder the further away from the starting point I get. Today I spent most of a gorgeous sunny day 800 feet below the surface at a constant temperature of fifty-nine degrees and ninety … Continue reading
Seventy-Three
Carlsbad, NM Here I sit in this half a horse town, drinking Shiner Bock and watching the final game at Yankee Stadium shindig thinking wistfully of Texas. All New Mexico has done so far is slow me down. I am … Continue reading