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Going to Waiting Man (Burning Man 2014)
Burning Man 2014 was harder to get to than usual. This is the story about Waiting Man - the first time in history that Burning Man was closed. This speech was filmed at the Communicators Toastmaster Club. This is the transcript of the speech. It takes about nine minutes to watch. Toastmaster … [Read more...]
How To Be A Cool Parent
This video on how to be a cool parent was filmed at the Communicators Toastmaster Club. This is the transcript of the speech. It takes about seven minutes to watch. Toastmaster Speech – Storytelling Manual - Project 5 - Bringing History to Life The speech was titled "A Quiet Night At Home … [Read more...]
Making Burner Friends
VEDA #5 Making Burner Friends (Contacts) - Transcript (about 14 minutes to watch) Hello. Welcome to Penguin's Wanderlust Video blogging for every day (VEDA) in April. So today I made notes because we have a lot to cover today. So today's topic is If you're going to Burning Man and you don't know … [Read more...]
Worthwhile to Go to Burning Man?
VEDA #4 Is it worthwhile to go to Burning Man? (about 8 minutes viewing time) (Blurry video because it was on Auto setting late in the day. It's a learning process. It's all good.) The following is the transcript from my fourth day of VEDA (Vlog Every Day in April): Hi, today's been really … [Read more...]
Burning Man Principle – Leave No Trace
VEDA #9 Leave No Trace – Transcript (Takes about 12 minutes to view) Hello, and welcome to Penguin's Wanderlust. Burning Man advice is what I'm doing this month for VEDA (Vlog Every Day in April challenge). So today I though I would start on Burning Man's 10 Principles. Larry wrote these … [Read more...]
Fly Fishing For Children in BC
This post is about fly fishing for children in British Columbia. Fishing is something that most people have tried at least once in their life. I am no exception. Above is the first fish that I ever caught. It was Tuesday August 12, 1969. I caught it from the end of our dock. It was a small … [Read more...]
Oklahoma Penguins
My Cloud Shadows road trip took us through Oklahoma. We'd never been to this state before. We came up from Louisiana via Denison, Texas. Our primary tourist destionation was the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks. We arrived late at night so just bedded down in the RV at the Walmart. The Google My Maps … [Read more...]
New Mexico
As part of my Salt road trip to the Grand Canyon, I wanted to revisit Taos, New Mexico. I had attended a TurtleWeavers women's writing workshop there in about 1999. It had been held at San Geronimo Lodge on the outskirts of town. I had wanted to go to Taos for a long time because that is where … [Read more...]
Kansas Without Tornadoes
I drove through Kansas to bring my little RV from Louisiana to Vancouver Island. It was tornado season in Tornado Alley. Population is low because of the annual threat. Often I was the only vehicle on the roads throughout those states. Tornado clouds hung in the sky as we dodged bad weather. Strong … [Read more...]
Montana
Our Cloud Shadows road trip from Louisiana to Vancouver Island took us to Montana. The Google My Maps link is Montana Map My son and I each had our important destination there. He wanted to go to the Museum of the Rockies to see the dinosaurs. I wanted to revisit the Lewis and Clark Caverns … [Read more...]