Hit the Road With Joe

The funniest guy I know, writer Joe Rhodes—a k a Earl Kabong – is hitting the road today. If you’re a regular reader of Flyover America, you might remember Joe’s contribution to Three-fer Friday.

In the last year, Joe sold just about everything he owned, retrofitted a Mercedes van to be a rolling home – a k a the Traipsemobile– and now he’s taking to the road for an indefinite length of time to accomplish whatever he can accomplish, or not. He’s calling the adventure Traipsathon Solutions, Inc. Slogan: We Specialize in What We Do.

I attended Joe’s going-away party in Dallas the other night and got a look at his new home, which is suh-weet! From the outside, it looks cuddly as Darth Vader in a snit, but inside it’s a cozy little home with two beds (that can become one, for when Joe, or Earl, gets lucky), a big TV that swivels out and around for easy viewing anywhere inside or out of the vehicle, captain’s chairs that also swivel around for additional seating in the main room and for comfortable home officing, a small kitchen, storage, and a water closet with toilet and shower, for multitasking.

“What made you decide to do this?” I asked Joe.

“I got bored,” he said.

Yeah, I hear that.

I’m tired of the lousy economy. I’m tired of trying to eke out a living in a struggling industry. I’m tired of going to the supermarket. I’m tired of sitting at my desk. I’m tired of Facebook and I’m tired of Twitter and I’m tired of cleaning the kitchen and I’m tired of cranking out work that doesn’t really interest me in order to earn money so that I can get up every morning to do the same thing all over again.

Am I envious of Joe? Yep. Sure am. I’m also fascinated. And I’m going to be following his travels via Twitter and his website/blog. I recommend you do the same because whatever happens or doesn’t happen, he’s gonna make us laugh.

First stop, Memphis. Probably. Unless it’s not.

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