Happy new year everyone.
It would appear that the New Year is almost upon us, and there will be a multitude of parties all over the country celebrating the passing of the old and welcoming the new. But as usual, I plan on avoiding all that by hunkering down and maintaining a low profile.
I remember caring about such things when I was young and looked forward to participating in the various holidays, but the older I get, the less interesting holidays become to me, probably because the reasons I enjoyed them in the first place no longer apply.
Raising kids gives you a reason to like some holidays, Christmas being a good example of that. But for the most part, the jobs I had required that someone always had to be there, so I looked at some holidays as just a way to make double time, so the extra money would help pay for the holiday, because holidays usually cost a family something.
But I don't remember New Year's being a particularly entertaining holiday to me, even when I was young. In fact, it was probably one of my least favorite holidays since it involved a lot of things I really don't enjoy. Being in a large group of people, most of whom I didn't know. Drinking to excess, and watching others do the same, while pretending 12 o'clock at night had some special significance, really didn't interest me. But I can understand how people who like to go to parties and drink way too much would find New Year's very appealing.
So I will celebrate New Year's the way I celebrate most every holiday by being sound asleep and reading about it in the morning. I'm too old to be doing much of anything else, and being a "party pooper" is a badge of honor I wear with pride.
Theboondork.... Party pooper extraordinaire.
Yet another day of totally cloudy weather, I don't think I saw a single minute of sunshine the entire day. The temperatures fine it's in the 60s and 70s, but the clouds just won't go away.
There are too many clouds around, so this is what passes for a sunrise in the morning.
I'm often asked, ' What do people do while boondocking out in the desert? ' Well, this is one thing they do, and a lot of people do it. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one in the desert that doesn't have a little car to run around in, and yes they drive them on the street, which is legal around here.
This is another thing that many folks do while boondocking out in the desert. In fact, I think I can safely say that this is the most popular thing to do while boondocking in the desert. There are a lot of folks who love being in a crowd, and since everybody boondocking in the desert has so much in common, after all, we all live in RVs and suffer the same joys and miseries of everyone that shares this lifestyle, it’s not hard to make friends and acquaintances.
So I believe I can guarantee with 100% certainty that a total stranger can walk up to this group, and ask no one in particular, "Does anyone know where the nearest Walmart is?" And before you can say "Bob's your uncle," a lawn chair will be slid under your butt, a beer put in your hand, and you'll probably get an invitation to stay for dinner…That's just the way RVers are.