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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • yesterday
Irrational and Quirky
I was thinking the other day about how irrational and quirky us humans can be sometimes. This can be both endearing and/or frustrating, depending on the specific situation.…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #travel • 4 days ago
Precrastination
During a recent roadtrip it dawned on me that my passport was set to expire next year. Considering the reports of long backlogs for US passport renewals there was no way I was…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 7 days ago
It’s Strange…
It’s strange how quickly certain aspects of life fall into place once you make up your mind and state your intention. Here I am just about a week-and-a-half after deciding to…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 9 days ago
Another Road Trip and Saying Yes to Opportunities
How can it have been eleven days since my last post? We have a lot to catch up on since I last wrote. First of all, over the last week-and-a-half we took the Model Y on another…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 20 days ago
A Decade on Hive
Prior to 2016, if you would have told me a relatively niche, decentralized social media platform that paid in cryptocurrency would have been the key to making my dreams come true…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 21 days ago
One of the Two Most Important Jobs on Earth
I wanted to wish a happy Heavenly Father's Day to one of the toughest, most kind-hearted, and funniest people ever to walk the planet. He could fix anything, was always ready to…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 22 days ago
The Last Reasonable Man
The algorithms had already perfected the metaphorical herding of humanity a decade ago. By 2032 the machines knew everything there was to know. By this time we were left with two…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 25 days ago
The Best Birthday Present I Didn't Ask For
For me, the week of my birthday has always been a time of contemplation. About life, my place in the world. The time serves as an annual check-in, a tallying up of wins and…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #poem • last month
The Age of Just Enough
There once was a time when enough was enough, the world was like a cat, curiously content claws in, purring softly it was the simple wants we carried in the way children…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • last month
The Dependable Soldier: One Leatherman’s 30-Year Journey
I can remember buying it like it was yesterday. It was 1991 and I was just a kid in my early 20s. The story of my life was yet to be written and I carried the full weight of all…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • last month
3,000 Miles on Tesla's FSD: The Incredible Upgrades, One Terrifying Glitch, and the Cult Mentality That Endangers Progress
For the handful of you still reading my posts (kidding, engagement these days is what it is) you already know that I just drove my Tesla Model Y over 3,000 miles from the upper…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #travel • last month
A Beautiful Daydream
Sedona, Arizona is truly like another universe—peaceful, mystical, a place of depth and reflection. The vibe in this city always feels like the antithesis of most of the rest of…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #travel • last month
My First Cross-Country Drive in an EV (Part 3)
Days three and four of our drive from Minnesota to Arizona in our Tesla Model Y consisted of 604 miles and a total of 9hrs and 48min of driving split equally over two…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #travel • 2 months ago
My First Cross-Country Drive in a Tesla (Part 2)
Our second day’s drive on our trip from Minnesota to Sedona, AZ was from Grand Island, Nebraska to Trinidad, Colorado. It was the most brutal travel day of the trip by far. We…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #travel • 2 months ago
My First Cross-Country Drive in a Tesla (Part 1)
A few days ago we embarked on a four day, nearly 1600 mile cross-country drive, in my 2026 Tesla Model Y. Over the next few blog posts I’ll highlight some of the sights…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 2 months ago
A Meaningful Glitch in the Matrix
I’ve been noticing much more synchronicity happening in my day-to-day life lately. I’ll give you one example. Our son loaned me one of his books— Too Much and Not the Mood by…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 2 months ago
The Bag, Bruno, and Another Goodbye
The Satchel & Page Slim Mailbag has arrived! So far I have to say I’m impressed. The leather is thick and the bag is constructed with heavy duty copper rivets. I’ll be putting…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 2 months ago
Grok and Claude Go Head-to-Head
I was taking my afternoon walk the other day and an idea for a one panel comic strip came to me. My aim was trying to capture the strain a solid decade of living through…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 2 months ago
My First Cross-Country Roadtrip (gulp) in a Tesla
I’ve been a fan of Tesla since the company began but was, finally, lucky enough to be able to buy one in 2022 when I purchased my Model 3 Long Range. Over the years I’ve consumed…
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ericvancewalton (80)in #story • 2 months ago
Happy Mother's Day and the Importance of Expectations
Where do I even begin about my Mom? My brother and I are extremely blessed. Throughout our lives our Mom has been nothing but encouraging, selfless, and loving. She’s added…
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