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The Journey Continues...Sort Of

10/11/2015

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.  As I wrote yesterday, I'm off the road, at least for now.  

I attended Steve Harris' funeral in Cleveland with my good friend Sharon McCormick. It was a beautiful celebration of his life, during which friends and family shared observations attesting to Steve's passion for radio, love of family and faith in God.  Oh, and it was also mentioned about two dozen times that Steve loved the Cleveland Browns and Ohio State Buckeyes more than anything else.  It was a fitting send off to an extraordinary man.  

Even thought I'm not traveling, I have a backlog of stories from the road.  So, I will keep posting for the time being on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule.  

I'm so grateful for the response I've been getting to the posts.  The fact that someone would take the time to read them is gratifying enough. So thank you.

It's been strange re-adjusting to life beyond the confines of a Greyhound Bus.  At bedtime, I find myself wanting to contort my body into the most uncomfortable position possible, in a tiny corner of the bed.  Instead of eating fruits and vegetables, I'm inclined to drive out to a truck stop and over-microwave a frozen burrito.  At 2AM.  It's been particularly difficult adjusting to life without stale coffee, mixed with powder coffee creamer. I've been trying to convince Kate to wake me every two hours, shining a flashlight in my eyes and yelling:  "You have a ten minute rest stop. If you're not back on the bus in ten minutes, I'm leaving you in the middle of nowhere."

Today I'm posting the second video created by my friend Robert Parish.  Thanks Robert for your interest in the Journey and for taking the time to create these videos.  

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Christine
10/11/2015 09:50:21 am

Looking forward to more! I meant to comment on an earlier story - I believe it was the tale of Germ - that I am touched by your ability to move beyond fear and discomfort and engage all of these story subjects in vulnerable conversations. I may not speak up on every post, but I want you to know how much I gladly anticipate each edition.

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Lisa Kidwell
10/11/2015 12:03:13 pm

We all think we know people based on our first impression of them or a short exchange, but humans are way more complex than we would admit. Thanks for letting us peek behind the curtain and get to know your travel mates. It's a great reminder that we are all just traveling this planet together.

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Greta Holt
10/12/2015 09:59:12 am

What fascinating vignettes. Thank you for the variety of experiences and people.

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Steve Marchese
10/28/2015 04:24:00 pm

Hey Doug, I'm sitting on a bus myself right now and was poking around on my ipad to see what the Windham gang might be up to when I stumbled upon this adventure of yours. Absolutely awesome stuff! Great writing. Simple yet colorful just like the people that you're meeting. It has to be fun waking up everyday and doing something that you've never done before. Looking forward to following the rest of your journey.

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Doug Spak
10/28/2015 07:40:19 pm

Oh my God! Steve Marchese. Thanks for the comments. So, let's get the essential questions out of the way:

1) Where do you live
2) Are you married
3) Do you have kids

It's great to hear from you. You can email me directly if you like: doug.spak@gmail.com

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    Hi, I'm Doug.  I'm a writer who, over the coming months, will be traveling more than 10,000 miles on a Greyhound Bus. My goal: discover something about America and, in the process, a little bit about myself.

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