We made plans to attend Burning Man 2026 in the Nevada desert this year. However, those plans are now canceled, and I will sell my tickets and vehicle pass to the highest bidder.
My reasons are many, but suffice it to say, I purchased tickets to an EVENT. I DID NOT surrender my Constitutional Rights.
I read all of the rules and regulations, and I decided I could not be a part of such a horrific cesspool of Communism.
I could write a long explanation here, but the conservatives already know what I would write, and the liberals would just make some smarmy comments and move on.
Six months ago, I would have bet money that I would NEVER own a “Smart Car.” Well, all f that changed yesterday, when I left a deposit on a 2014 2-4-“Passion” in jet black!
This car is amazing! It only has 54,000 miles on it. New tires. Heat and AC. Moon roof. Heated seats. Stereo. Cruise control, and more!
I bought it to use as a ‘shuttle craft’ for the RV. In the summer months, I will probably have the Honda Goldwing with me on the truck, carried in the garage pod. However, in the colder, wetter, WINTER months, a motorcycle is not practical, unless I am camped in Florida, MAYBE.
So I answered a Facebook marketplace ad for this car, and drove down to Burns, Tennessee to look at it. I fell in love with the car as soon as I saw it. Not a scratch, inside or out. It ran like a Swiss watch, and it was actually FUN to drive!
So now I have al alternate transportation option. If I am camped somewhere, and Denise decides that she needs some “grandma time” with the kids, I can let her take off in the Smart Car, and come back when she has had her fill!
As a BONUS! It comes with 18 clowns that pour out through the doors in the event of an accident, to confuse witnesses!
As I prepare to move out of my home and into the RV, I am working to purge my life of ALL of the unnecessary items that I cannot take with me.
Unfortunately, on January 27, I slipped on the ice on my rear door brick steps and landed flat on my chest. The pain … If I had a gun, I might have used it to stop the pain. I heard a definite CRUNCH sound, and thought I had broken all of my ribs.
I was taken to the Franklin, KY. hospital where they did a cat scan. They told me that ” nothing is broken.” I guess that means I did not crack or break any ribs. That is a blessing.
However, my entire chest and back feel like I was hit by a truck! Breathing, coughing, sneezing … ALL new experiences in PAIN.
So now I am struggling to move, sleep, and shower, etc. This one is going to take some time to heal. It really sets me back on my plans.
Fortunately, Marty has come down from Illinois for a visit, and she is staying here as a roommate through the winter. He heater in her home is on the fritz, and it is far too COLD to live in a home in Illinois without HEAT!
I am continuing to sift through boxes of papers and photos, etc. I am tossing a lot of stuff that I really do not need, and CANNOT take with me in the RV.
and the beat goes on …
03/29/2026 UPDATE
Most of the pain has dissipated now. I still cannot lay down to sleep. If I inhale deeply, or cough, it feels like a truck is driving over my rib cage. However, I have become adept at sleeping in a sitting position, on a semi-comfortable desk chair, with my legs propped up onto the foot of my bed. Oddly, I sleep BETTER like this than when lying down! I usually wake up a few times during the night, but in this chair, I can fall asleep and wake up in the same position ten hours later! Perhaps this may become a regular thing, but I absolutely MUST find a better chair!
