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About Michael Kane

Michael Kane is a writer, photographer, educator, speaker, adventurer and a general sampler of life. His books on hiking and poetry are available in soft cover and Kindle on Amazon.

Happiness Resources: Revisiting Some of Our Best Posts, Quotes & Pictures

Happiness Resources: Revisiting Some of Our Best Posts, Quotes & Pictures Happiness is Turning 50! Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Four Trolls on a Bridge Reflections on Happiness Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness: Selfie Progression Happiness is Blue Poop     Have … Continue reading

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Happiness is Being Accidentally Hip!

Happiness is Being Accidentally Hip! So I’ve never been someone who has been particularly hip. There is a reason for this, I have never particularly cared to be all that hip. To me, fashion and the vagaries and whims of … Continue reading

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On the Road: Cross-Country – Vegas

On the Road: Cross-Country – Vegas The best teacher is experience and not through someone’s distorted point of view ~ Jack Kerouac Lit out from Santa Rosa pre-dawn, 28 degrees, then as I climbed up the mountains it would get … Continue reading

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On the Road: Cross-Country Days 3 and 4

On the Road: Cross-Country Days 3 and 4 Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road. ~ Jack Kerouac So yesterday I made for Dallas, TX to visit with an old friend and his … Continue reading

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On the Road: Cross-Country Day 2

On the Road: Cross-Country Day 2 Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. –Gustav Flaubert Today wasn’t the most exciting day on the road, there was again, a lot of traffic. I … Continue reading

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On the Road: Cross-country Day 1

On the Road: Cross-country Day 1 So every time I’m doing a cross-country road ship I have this whole day full of stories.  Things happen, wild traffic, on one trip I almost drove right into a tornado in Pennsylvania.   Typically … Continue reading

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Happiness and Hitting Reset

Happiness and Hitting Reset What’s so fascinating and frustrating and great about life is that you’re constantly starting over, all the time, and I love that. ~ Billy Crystal Occasionally, even if things are going ok you can end up … Continue reading

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Coming to the End of the Road

Coming to the End of the Road From the end spring new beginnings ~ Pliny the Elder Well I am in the middle of my ninth month on the road.  Job applications are being submitted, hopefully soon, I’ll start interviewing … Continue reading

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Happiness and finding your bliss

Happiness and finding your bliss The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage ~ Carrie Jones I know that today’s title seems a little odd, if you’ve found your bliss you should be happy right?  In fact … Continue reading

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Happiness and Guilty Pleasures

Happiness and Guilty Pleasures If no tourists came, we’d still have Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a state of mind. ~ Ed Muniz   So tonight I guest posted for my longtime friend LeAnne on her fabulous Good for Spooning … Continue reading

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