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The Excursion Is Not Finished
The Excursion is not finished. But it sure appears to be slumbering. So far during the Excursion, my productivity has plummeted four times. These occurances are eminently worth examining so as to discover their causes. ## Number One: old patterns … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, BJ Fogg, depression, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, memoir, motivation, psychology
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Town of Murals
Town of Murals East of Visalia, tucked right against the foothills, is Exeter. I read up beforehand, and found that a lot of dustbowl refugees settled here in the 30s. This even left a mark on the regional accent and … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, California, Central Valley, depression, Dust bowl, Exeter, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, history, memoir, Murals, travel
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Merced
Merced I’m always having to re-evaluate what I’m doing on this Excursion. The underlying objective, of course, is to save myself from a pattern of hopelessness spiraling down toward total lack of motivation. This was sufficiently severe that I launched the … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Central Valley, Depot, depression, Great Recession, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, Hwy 99, memoir, Merced, Railroad, Southern Pacific RR, travel
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Dust Bowl Brewery
Dust Bowl Brewing Co. Although the dust bowl occurred several hundred miles away and three quarters of century ago, it was a defining element for California. In the 1930s, 200,000 “Oakies” poured into California, fleeing the ravaged Great Plains. To … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, brewery, California, Central Valley, depression, Dust bowl, dust bowl brewery, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, history, hobo, memoir, Restaurant, tasting room, travel
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Cowboy Capital of the World
Cowboy Capital of the World Brian, at Tiff’s Restaurant inside the Escalon Livestock Market, pointed me toward a nearby county park where I could camp before heading south again. As I was pitching my tent, Tammy, a fellow camper, greeted … Continue reading
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Tagged California, camping, Central Valley, depression, Great Recession, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, memoir, Oakdale, psychology, rural, travel
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Penryn
Penryn I have wonderful memories of Penryn from past visits. But it appears those memories may be based on imagination rather than fact. Griffith Griffith imigrated from Wales in the mid-1840s, was in the California gold fields by 1848, and … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Central Valley, depression, Great Valley Excursion, Griffith Griffith, GVExc, history, memoir, Penryn, quarry, rural, travel
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Hernandez Family Curse
Chico: A town of many charms. But it’s like the plague to me. My average daily productivity, measured in blog posts, has plummeted to less than a fifth of what I have been doing since I took to the road. … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Central Valley, Chico, depression, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, memoir, travel
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Bogged Down, Climbing Up (Or Not)
The Great Valley Excursion is working. The Great Valley Excursion is not working. I am not alone. This project has a purpose, that of perking me up again. I am not lazy, but my energy is being drained from me. … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, motivation, psychology, suicide
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Great Valley Excursion 