Something Gigantic

If you missed Biz417's "Think Summit" at the Springfield Art Museum in January, you can watch it here.

We've been "home" in Springfield, Missouri for several weeks, living in borrowed spaces and absorbing the garland and goodwill of friends and family who define what home is for us. Now we're gearing up to hit the road again. We're finished with our planned route, but we'll still be traveling. From here on, we're meeting … Continue reading GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNIN’

Number of months on the road: 6 Total miles traveled: 18,750 States covered: 43 (and the District of Columbia) Total number of people we’ve met: 611 Average miles per gallon: 16 Number of times we used ridesharing (Lyft or Uber) in a city after we parked and didn’t want to get the van back out … Continue reading GIGANTIC INDEX – DAY 192

According to Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), only 30% of American evangelicals in 2011 thought a person guilty of serious moral failures was fit for significant leadership roles. In 2016, that number rose to 72%...suggesting there is now something other than religious values driving their decision-making. Or, at least their religious values function quite differently … Continue reading TRUE RELIGION

Total miles traveled: 14,750 Miles into the western loop: 4,569 Approximate number of miles remaining in the official itinerary: 3,382 Chances that will be the end of it, no more miles after that: 0 Hours spent in the van with the engine running: 376 Percentage of time we’ve enjoyed being in the van with the … Continue reading GIGANTIC INDEX – DAY 151

We spent an incredible week in Washington, D.C., where we stayed with our old friend, Stephanie Schierholz. Stephanie just returned to her job as Lead Communicator for Human Spaceflight at NASA, after completing a term as Press Secretary for the space agency. She introduced us to a range of fascinating people and experiences in our … Continue reading GETTING READY TO GET DOWN

We are in Boston today, visiting our friend, David Ginnings, who began working at Harvard recently as a digital learning designer. He and I worked together back in Missouri. He and his family moved to Boston last spring, and they are very happy in their new, incredible city. Betsy and I  took the train to … Continue reading GO WEST, MIDDLE-AGED MAN! GO WEST!