Grampa's Last Laugh
Grampa loved Lake Michigan. On weekdays he'd leave the Sunday-driving land-yacht Mercury in the garage, and take his Chevy Vega wagon down to the waterfront.
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Sweat, Pollen, and Glory
A small-town Fourth of July.
Living Without a Smartphone in 2025: Increase Your Margins
Living without a smartphone in 2025? Start by giving yourself space to make “mistakes” and discover what you've been outsourcing to your device.
Suburban Overlander #4 - Sound Deadening
Doing some foundational work on our Suburban Overlander build.
What Can You Do Less Of?
You can't see the stars until the sun goes down.
Suburban Overlander #3 - New Shop
Yes, you can build an overlander while living in an apartment. In this episode I show the new shop space that I rented. I built a new workbench and show off my best hack for cheap, lockable tool storage.
The Agency of a Record Collection
Playing music on vinyl about more than just the sound quality or artwork.
Suburban Overlander Build #2: New Tools, New Shop
In this episode: Floorplan and build approach decided, new tools unboxed, and new shop space opens up.
25 Years, and What Have We Wrought?
I bought Boyink.com 25 years ago. Is the internet a better place now?
Suburban Overlanding Build Episode 1
Why use Suburban for an overlander build ? Why this Suburban? And what we've done so far?
Video Comparison: Suburban & Sienna
Which is the best campervan platform for DIY builds?
Video Tour: Toyota Sienna Campervan
Come along on a video tour of our 2008 Toyota Sienna Campervan and find out what works well and what doesn't.
It Begins Again: Chevy Suburban Camper Build
In which I exhaustively explain the reasons we bought another vehicle to turn into a camper.
New Mexico Trip, Missouri House Sold
A quick update on life as of November 2024.
What I'm Doing Right Now (10/24)
A life update from September 2024 going into October 2024.
Rekindling a Nursing Career: My Tulsa Remote Plus-One Story
How MsBoyink used a number of Tulsa resources to reignite her nursing career.
What I'm Doing Right Now
A monthly update abou what I'm working on, listening to, reading, watching, etc.
How to Live Without a Smartphone
Do you hate your smartphone, but can't see how you'd ever do without it?
A Year In Tulsa Remote: It's a Wrap. Or Is It?
Our year in Tulsa Remote ended in February of 2024. Are we done here now?
Very Large Array in Magdalena, NM 87825
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#vanlife in New Mexico
We spent two weeks driving our campervan aimlessly around New Mexico.
Future Nostalgia
Will that 45-year old Mac Laptop be useful for anything?
We Were Snurfer Kings
George Orwell had his Rosebud. And we had our Snurfers.
Thanksgiving in Tulsa: A Staycation
A sampling of what you can do in a week(ish) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Tulsa Remote: 9 Months In
Nine months in Tulsa and we have to take a week off just to do all the things.
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