Route 66 in Illinois (click here for more info)

Route 66 Java Stop in Dwight, Illinois - A drivethru coffee shop built of two freight containers, one atop another (click here for more info)

Dargon Park in Pontiac, Illinois. The sculptures are entitled “All Things Change and We Change with Them” and depict the changes that humans experience while growing (click here for more info)

Buckingham Memorial Fountain in Chicago, Illinois - The traditional starting point of Route 66 (click here for more info)

California here I come! (click here for more info)

I am sorry to say that as of today, my circumstances have not changed. Thank you everyone for your positive thoughts and words of encouragement.

Nothing has changed except the weather. It is getting too cold to stay around these parts so I have no choice but to head south and rely on credit cards to get gas for Bella. Which is exactly what I was trying to avoid.

So I am headed south and west. I will continue with my original plan to drive Route 66 from start to end ... and I can only hope that things will improve at some point along the way. Hopefully way before I get to California!

I am in the process of applying for several online teaching jobs but everything in academia moves terribly slow. Hopefully something will come through for me soon, very soon. 

Keep your fingers crossed and keep an eye on the blog. I will be posting pictures of the views at 55 mph of Route 66 and I hope you will enjoy the trip.

Nothing right in my left brain, nothing left in my right brain. (click here for more info)

Several people have emailed me inquiring about my whereabouts so I'll update everyone here.

First, I am ok even though most days my brain feels like the title of this post, and I'm cold and I hate being cold. Other than that I am fine and everything is ok. Thanks for asking.

Everything is ok except my checkbook that is. Which brings me to the reason why I haven't posted lately, it is because I haven't moved. I am pretty much stuck here in NW Indiana because Bella refuses to move without gas in her tank and my checking account refuses to grow money by itself. Empty gas tanks and empty pockets don't lead to many adventures to post about ...

Also, I am in the process of trying to sell Bella - scroll all the way down to the bottom of this page if you'd like to see the pictures - while searching for a class B motorhome. If you see one for sale, please let me know.

So keep the emails and blog comments coming, they mean a lot to me, and keep your fingers crossed. Hopefully things will change soon and I will be able to start my next adventure: driving Route 66 from start to end.

See you on the road!

PennDot Road Sign Sculpture Garden in Meadville, Pennsylvania (click here for more info)