tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240765782731952652011-04-21T15:04:22.184-04:00I live in an RV, and I know how to use it.John Darrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813919390835089459noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524076578273195265.post-51001385198231071512009-04-09T19:39:00.007-04:002009-04-11T23:57:22.551-04:00

After bringing the rig home to Maryland, my first trip was to the Jersey Shore to spend Memorial Day weekend with my son, Josh, and his wife and in-laws. It would be the first time I rigged the trailer for travel on my own. And I couldn’t have picked a better time and place for my inaugural trip. Who goes to the Jersey Shore on Memorial Day weekend? I had bought a “caddy” to haul my motorcycle.

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When I made the decision to live in a travel trailer, I’d never been inside of one. It’s kind of like deciding to move to Rio de Janeiro without speaking Portuguese. It sounds like fun, and it looks like fun, but just maybe you ought to see how you look in a Speedo before venturing onto the beaches at Ipanema.So I went to Hershey, PA to see my options. The event was advertised as The World’s

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On the Internet, there is no body language, no facial expression, no tone of voice. So there needs to be a prologue to this note. Here it is:People should be standing in line to get my life. It's been that good, and I am very grateful for all of it.I offer that because some of what follows might seem to wander into whining. It’s not. As we all know, stuff happens, and some of it happened to me. I

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