These are the pictures that someday kids look at, and conclude that they were born too late, and missed the days when everything was wild and free. Just like those photos of my uncle Dean in cowboy boots and underwear, canoeing the Current River… Hailed by the aging Rolling Stone magazine as a festival…
Category: Classless
29 Things I Actually Did Instead of NOT Getting Married Before I was 29
Nine years ago, today actually, I got married at the age of twenty. Today I happened to click on a link to Justtaylord’s “24 Things to Do Instead of Getting Married Before You’re 24” post, which is in turn a response to “23 Things to Do Instead of Getting Engaged Before You’re 23” on Wander…
Recipe: Icepocalypse Eggs (Eggs in the fireplace)
1. Wait for the one time per year when Dallas is immobilized by ice. 2. Light a fire, put all your food outside in the ice, and generally stabilize the situation. 3. Find some once used disposable cupcake pans in the cabinet, and coat the insides of the “pools” with butter. 4. Break an egg…
Spycam: St. Patty’s Greenville Ave. – Street Style Edition
I seem to be having some difficulty with my life style.* That’s not actually totally true, I reserve that quote for, well, circumstances other than these. But I have been having some trouble getting my blog posts up in a timely fashion. That seems to happen when I’ve actually got an abundance of things to…
Anyplace Glamorous – Miami, Oklahoma
At the end of the summer, I decided to break up a long solo drive by going on vacation. I was driving from Dallas, TX to Effingham, IL and back, alone, in a weekend (its about 11-12 hours). I had taken the Oklahoma route because I didn’t think I could stand the Arkansas route again….
The Classless Fashion Guide to Eye Patches
Having a swollen, watery eye can make you look like a rat plague victim… but, never fear, putting on an eye patch can quickly make you the coolest girl in the bar. Eye patches can relieve strain on compromised eyes, can keep people from avoiding you in case what you have is contagious, and…
What I Am (Not) – Blogger Personality Exercise
I have been shying away from “thoughtful” posts lately, and also from finally filling out my About page although I need to, but I don’t want you to think that I haven’t been thinking lately. Actually lately I’ve been thinking about why I blog and what I want this blog to be, and what kind…
Classless Travel: A Guide to Sleeping in Cars – Part 2
Before we begin this post, I’d like to just point out that someone actually found my blog by searching for “best cars to sleep in”. That is something to be proud of. What to Bring When Sleeping in the Car Most car sleeping situations fall under either all night sleeping as a hotel replacement, or…
Classless Travel: A Guide to Sleeping in Cars – Part 1
Sleeping in your car is a great way to save money, avoid talking to hotel clerks, and prevent over sleeping. Its also a great status symbol. It also may help ward off resort timeshare salespeople, as shown in this example: Resort Salesman: And the last time you went on vacation, where did you stay? In…
Rika Confesses 