Category Archives: General
Summer plans, past and future
Hello ScribbleWorlders! Yes, I know it’s been a while, but the school year is over and Chris and I are wondering what adventures are in store for us this summer. We’re hoping to take some interesting trips to learn more about sustainable communities in the upcoming weeks. Meanwhile, back home in good ol’ Tucson, AZ [...]
New Year’s Eve in Tucson
Happy New Year everyone! We decided to try something different this year and it turned out to be a wonderful night out on the town exploring Tucson’s historic entertainment district as part of the “First Night Tucson 2010” event. A $12 admission button earned us admission into the Beowulf Alley Theatre, the Fox Tucson Theatre, [...]
Hello
Just checking in for a quick hello! We’ve been in the midst of end of semester stuff for school like studying for finals and a project on the evils of factory farming…that pretty much took the turkey out of Thanksgiving. It was hailing a few days ago-very unusual for Tucson, but it pretty much had [...]
U of A Underwear Run Across Campus
Saw a funny sight on campus tonight while waiting for chris to come pick me up…all these students in their underwear and bras walking past me…finally I had to ask what was going on. It’s homecoming weekend but they were having a ‘donate your clothes’ event tonight for some charity. A few minutes later, at [...]
I gave a Homeless Man Respect and Rice
After driving to school for my one class of the day and playing “vitamin and mineral jeopardy” for extra credit points, I decided to take a new route home. I stopped for a bottle of kombucha, which I never actually got, because I was lured into a Sushi restaurant instead. On my way over, I [...]
Things to Come
Soon, Chris will give an update and share some pictures from his trip last week to San Francisco to attend the Norml conference. Thanks to all who took the time to answer the Scribble World Question of the week. I will definitely look into those time management suggestions and books….just as soon as I have [...]
Scribble World Question of the week
Been thinking of making something called a WAPI for developing nations or the outback in Australia but don’t know if I will have any time because of all the homework. I’ve been using a timer lately-where I tell myself I’ll only work on something for one hour—but then it beeps and I’ll, of course, be [...]
Still Alive
Wow I am sick today. Haven’t had that happen for a while. Maybe its the stress of going back to school. At least I have Chris to be nice and give me some of his treasured Puffs Vicks plus lotion kleenex-probably the best tissues ever invented–they were discontinued, so when they’re gone they’re gone. He [...]
Nimbus Brewery, Tucson, AZ
While many have had the good fortune of trying a Nimbus beer, relatively few have yet had the opportunity to enjoy their Nimbus on location at the Nimbus Brewing Company, and I can see why-until I found myself looking online for something to do this Saturday, and saw an ad for Clam Jam 2 at [...]
Spring Fling in Tucson, AZ
If you love carnivals then Spring Fling in Tucson, AZ is the place to go! More than 3,000 University of Arizona volunteers are at the heart of Spring Fling making it the largest student run carnival in the country! Spring Fling is a 4 day event kicking off on April 2 at Rillito Downs, 4698 [...]
Picking Citrus Fruit for a good cause
In the spirit of President Barack Obama’s inaguration address and call to service, last Saturday, Chris and I got up early to go pick citrus fruit in the Catalina Foothills in Tucson, Az. We learned about the volunteer event through USA Service where you can simpy type in your zip code and the distance you’re [...]
Time Capsules
Sometimes, senior citizens have some of the most unusual insight. A social work class I took up in Moorhead, MN once led me to volunteer at a nursing home to spend time with an 82 year old woman named Lydia. Her words are sort of like a time capsule to me-I didn’t quite understand the [...]
10 Ways to Get a Shower On The Road
Hello travelers, people living out of a vehicle and other awesome folks, here are 10 Ways to Get a good Shower On The Road. At a campground. Campground showers vary from one place to the next. Some are hot, some solar powered so they’re only hot at certain times, and some are unheated altogether. Some [...]
Walmart-A travelers delight or a McHuman experience?
When Chris and I were traveling the country by van, there were times when coming across a Walmart, particularly in a small town, was a traveler’s delight. Finding Walmart meant having a place to park for the night. There was one notable exception, but otherwise, Walmart seemed like a great idea for travelers and Walmart [...]
How we traveled with 2 cats
We have had quite a few people express curiosity as to how we managed to road trip around the country in a van for 6 months with TWO cats, so today I thought I’d share how we did it. We began our adventure in Arizona in October and slowly traveled north before eventually driving down [...]