Sunday, May 3, 2009 - Poplar Bluff MO

Lava field dawn, Valley of Fires, Carrizozo NM, April 28, 2009

It's still raining but forward progress is being made

The leaks still leak but the wind dropped during the day and my gas mileage picked up a little.

With a little luck I'll see some sun tomorrow. Yippeee!

Interesting signage at the Wal-Mart here in Poplar Bluff. One sign says no truck parking. The other says No parking or loitering outside business hours. The catch is the store is open 24 hours and yes I can park here overnight (I asked). Clever. I recall one other Wal-Mart, though not which one, with a similar ambiguous wording that had the effect of reducing RV overnights without actually prohibiting them. Must be a response to some community issue.

Night camp

Wal-Mart Supercenter in Poplar Bluff MO

Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #19, 333 S Westwood, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 - (573) 686-6420

Nice level parking - to the right side of the lot away from the store
Verizon cell phone service- Very good
Verizon EVDO Broadband service - Good service
Locate this Walmart on my Night Camps map
Find other Wal-Marts in the area
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Relive Your Traumas

I suppose you have to relive your traumas in a way that is somewhat controlled and contained in order to move on from them. Some things you can walk quickly away from and never look back and other things bid you look again and again until you see something of the truth of them. I believe you have to let yourself remember and relive, that you have to find a way to settle with your past because you and it are always going to occupy the same headspace - you cannot separate yourself from anything you have ever done or seen or thought. You have to be able to look at the elements of the past without flinching and I believe that sometimes takes a few kicks at the cat. Or it does for me, anyway. It doesn't change anything - but it makes it easier to be comfortable in my skin.

Living Art - Photography and Stories By Catherine Jamieson

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