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[Guest]

Hi Seraphim,<br>I am only checking in here once in a while and I saw your post to me...I do appreciate the heads up...and you are right, I make little effort to conceal much of anything....<br><br>My friends who are the most computer literate make little effort to hide their identity since they know how easy it is to write a program to find out that stuff anyway....or how many of those programs there are out there....<br><br>I find it comical you found me interesting enough to search online and I'll take that as a compliment...lol.<br><br>Dude, for just under 30 years I have been recovering from low bottom alcoholism and drug addiction. I won't tell you what I did before that but you can let your imagination take you for a tour. I was never caught.<br><br>During that time I have given my name and phone number to literally thousands of individuals who freely admit to being felons, both convicted and not yet caught, to convicts and ex-cons, to former dealers and addicts, to stumble-bum drunks and a few who went back out and became murderers....<br><br>It is imperative for me to put my hand out to help those derelicts or I won't be able to keep my sobriety.....so I do it and I do it with love.......<br>If I was paranoid about it I wouldn't be able to offer much help, would I? <br><br>I have learned that when I roll with an honest love of others and ask my Creators help, the universe provides and I get a pretty good life.<br><br>Granted, sh-t happens and sometimes it is out of the blue, but I refuse to let fear of some freak abnormality limit me in any way.<br><br>As I told someone the other day when they expressed a fear about my motorcycle trip to Mexico..."I have cancer and emphysema, either can take me out when the Creator wills it and I am a 67 year old combat vet....what is it you think I should be afraid of??????<br><br>In addition I am a socialist, a lifetime member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, recently became a retired worker member of the Wobblies, a once holder of clearances up to Secret in the Navy and worked for and with people who were actively under FBI surveillance....I wonder if they know who I am....?????? Privacy is an illusion my friend....really....a big illusion....<br><br>Hugs,<br>Bri<br><br><br><br>

 

[Seraphim]

Brian<br><br>Glad to see you're willing to help people, using your own experiences for others' education. It says a lot about you.<br><br>My concern is for those who are innocent and do not realize how they may be calling attention to themselves as a target - older/single person, living alone, and advertising enough information to be located, or scammed, or ...<br><br>But I updated my profile with a web site I've never done anything with, just to relieve some curiousity lol. There's a link in the signature.<br><br>A couple of photos on the site, but be warned! Not for the faint of heart lol.<br><br>

 

[cyndi]

<P><FONT size=3>Funny how living in sobriety (wellbriety where I come from)&nbsp;requires one to live a life as an open book with a NEED to share, fearlessly.</FONT></P>

 

[cyndi]

<FONT size=3>Seraphim, Your website looks great.&nbsp;&nbsp;I hope you'll fill us in with some&nbsp;updates, pictures and your brand of wisdom.</FONT><br><br><FONT size=3>Also...609 days&nbsp;'til you're freeeeeeeeeee(er)!!!! </FONT>&nbsp; <br>

 

[Seraphim]

Lol my brand of wisdom is like cheap beer: not much substance and it has one running to the bathroom.

Actually, in 609 days I HAVE to retire. I could go now, but you know how greed is.

 

[Guest]

Hi Seraphim and Cyndi,<br><br>I like your new blog Seraphim and look forward to your updates and ramblings as you go forward....Don't get in too much of a hurry to retire.....once you get there you realize that you are also...OLD! Like the saying, "I wish I was where I was when I wished I was here!" <img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/confused.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"> I seemed to be in perfect health until I reached about 55, it went rapidly downhill from there....chit!<br><br>Anyhoo, I have a friend in Port Angeles, also friend of Vantramp and Vantrampess, Gary L. (or gg as we like to call him,,,for Gary Gearloose the mad inventor) who among many other things is a big 'bent fan. He builds kayaks and paddleboards and uses them every day as he does his 'bent...very cool old man. He is involved very directly with the Hospice movement there...<br><br>I do understand about your concern for others privacy and safety and as there are lots of single women here, they definitely have concerns I don't have, I know that from what I have been told by some of them. Prudence is a good approach to openness for them.<br><br>I must tell you about a thread on one forum I belong to, it is in the AdventureRider Hack section, and a member who is living in Costa Rica, a veterinarian doc, just gave out links to a bicycle ride he and another guy did last year. They left Utah and biked down through and across Mexico and all the way to Panama. It was a hugely cool feat and exciting trip...if you want to read about it the link is under the "Hacks in La Habana"thread... Davide is the guy....<br><br>http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=729405<br><br>Cyndi....I like the name 'wellbriety" hadn't heard that... Yeah I am usually way too open a book.<img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/eek.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"> or I offer TMI as it is said. Funny but I found having no secrets very freeing....and it abolishes fear dramatically.<br><br>I keep seeing folks and meeting them virtually and it makes me much more interested in making an RTR stop!&nbsp; That as well as getting a big Cyndi hug!<br><br>I am enjoying Durango and my bride Kitty's company. I'll be here for most of next week and then back to prep and finishing up the things around the home base....<br><br>Hugs to all,<br>Bri<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

 

[cyndi]

<FONT size=3>I have no fondness for cheap beer, but have been amused, once or twice, by someone that did&nbsp; enjoy it!</FONT><BR><FONT size=3></FONT>&nbsp;<BR><FONT size=3>I was forced to retire, 5 years ago, and fought like hell to keep my job, that I loved.&nbsp; Now I have to say, I don't know how I worked 40-60 hours a week, even doing what I loved. Retirement ain't so bad...</FONT><BR>

 

[Guest]

Hey seraphim...I don't know how to follow or join your website readers. Most of the things I follow are blogs and they are easy to follow with my "google reader" Any ideas?????<br>bri<br>

 

[Seraphim]

<P>I believe the misnamed editorial page has an RSS feature you can subscribe to that one page,&nbsp;but I really hadn't planned on using it.&nbsp; I find I'm not a motivated blogger.&nbsp; If people are interested, I can add photos of the class B or travel photos. I believe there's a way to receive notification&nbsp;every time a&nbsp;certain website is updated, but I'll have to research how it's done.&nbsp; I have a blogsite I also don't use *embarrassed grin*, if people are interested, and I'll update that as well.&nbsp; Might be easier.&nbsp;<BR><BR><A href="http://bentfalcon.wordpress.com/" target=_blank target=_blank>http://bentfalcon.wordpress.com/</A><BR></P>The above page also links to a Flickr page with travel photos.<BR><br>*The term 'bent' is short for recumbent. If you're curious about recumbent bicycles, there's a link above, also.<br>