human – The 50 Year Plan

Posted on November 14, 2019

March 6, 2019 – South Lake Tahoe, California

“You really inspired me! I’m giving away all my stuff and leaving at the end of the month.” STOP IT. Are you serious? I’m nearly in disbelief as I read a Facebook message from a friend and fellow …

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Posted on March 27, 2019

October 3, 2018 – Willow Creek, California

by Nicholas Miller

Day two. Day shift. More processing of wine. “Punching down” of the fermenting grapes in the vats. Bottling of the finished product. Filming. Family meals. Enter Gianni: a younger woman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fellow Midwesterner. Well, she’s…uhh… Focus, …

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Posted on January 25, 2019

August 18, 2018 – Sausalito, California

by Nicholas Miller

“Nelson! Come outside, quick!” Someone exclaims from the hallway. My supervisor heads outside as I continue making drinks and monitoring the bar. I wonder what happened? I quickly find out that three cars were broken into right outside …

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Posted on September 1, 2018

June 5, 2018 – Sausalito, California

by Nicholas Miller

“So…what is this ‘Jubilee’?” …I ask Jeff as we sip our drinks at the local Starbucks. Unable to bring myself to adopt his methods (borrowing a newspaper and using their hot water to make tea), I purchased a …

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Posted on August 7, 2017

May 18, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

“That’s a great question…” …I say to Will. But I don’t exactly know how to answer. He is inquiring about how I personally maintain lasting friendships while living this lifestyle. Easier said than done. Weeks ago, he had …

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Posted on May 6, 2017

September 27, 2016 – Port Townsend, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

Well, this is one way to spend a vacation. Cleaning dead rats out of a basement doesn’t exactly meet my ideals of a good time, but when you visit a fellow traveler at their host’s place… It hasn’t …

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Posted on December 26, 2016

June 22, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

“You have a routine of change,” Miri says to me as we hike down from a waterfall in Columbia Mountain, where we had a brief midday meditation session. We’re talking more about my lifestyle – our views on …

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Posted on September 6, 2016

April 30, 2016 – Helena, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

Time’s up. Though my hosts have offered me an extended stay, it’s time to move on to the next place. The next family. The next adventure. We’re watching “Beasts Of No Nation,” a movie about a young boy …

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Posted on July 4, 2016

End: Year One, Lutsen, Minnesota

by Nicholas Miller

Reflections: 2015. The most challenging and rewarding year of my life thus far. The world has opened up to me in a way in which I never knew was possible. Or possibly, I never knew which way to …

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Updated on March 16, 2016

September 23, 2015 – Finland, Minnesota

by Nicholas Miller

“And I will sing this song…” My eyes are closed as I listen to a small chorus of mostly naked female naturalists, along with my hosts’ son, who is completely nude. I wish I had that kind of …

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The 50 Year Plan

Tag: human

March 6, 2019 – South Lake Tahoe, California

October 3, 2018 – Willow Creek, California

August 18, 2018 – Sausalito, California

June 5, 2018 – Sausalito, California

June 22, 2016 – Hungry Horse, Montana

April 30, 2016 – Helena, Montana

End: Year One, Lutsen, Minnesota

September 23, 2015 – Finland, Minnesota

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