PinnedAdam OverlandinSlackjawTo Heal its Rural-Urban Divide, America Needs A National ‘Trading Places Day’The rural-urban divide in America is real, and it’s getting worse. That’s why we need a national “Trading Places Day.”3 min read·Nov 27, 2023--3--3
PinnedAdam OverlandinThe HavenCriteria for determining whether you are an adultAn (incomplete) list of criteria that seem to indicate adulthood, which I’ve organized into pro (for adulthood) and con (against…·2 min read·Jan 24, 2024--3--3
Adam OverlandinBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsHow Badly Did I Want To Punch? To Be Punched?If only I had a well-defined pathway laid out for me in life, something like, I don’t know…avenging my father’s death.·3 min read·2 days ago----
Adam OverlandThe new peopleA few weeks ago someone with the Star Tribune wrote to me asking if I’d like to be a more regular contributor to the commentary section of…·4 min read·May 22, 2024----
Adam OverlandinBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsWhat Matters Most Is What We Leave Behind, Like a New Furnace And ACIn the end you can’t take things or ex-girlfriends with you, in part because your ex-girlfriends are married now·4 min read·May 2, 2024--1--1
Adam OverlandinThe HavenBury me under the pyramidWhen your dentist tells you to go see your doctor immediately, you know you’ve made poor life choices.·2 min read·Apr 19, 2024----
Adam OverlandinDigital Global TravelerAnd So We Come To The EndAfter three months living and working from an RV, a writer reflects on what he’s seen — and what it means.·4 min read·Apr 5, 2024----
Adam OverlandinDigital Global TravelerThe National Parks: ‘You won’t be able to see it all even if you live to be 100, which you won’t’There’s just too much beauty packed into our planet for one person to see it all, which is why there are so many of us.·5 min read·Mar 27, 2024--3--3
Adam OverlandinBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsA Traveler’s Discontent: The Midwest Winter That Never WasThe suffering of my friends and the whole of Midwest would increase my enjoyment of the warmer climes I currently inhabit.·3 min read·Mar 23, 2024----
Adam OverlandinDigital Global TravelerThe most temporary of roads and a mustache of menaceTragedy had struck at the campground, or, at least what passes for tragedy when not much is happening.·5 min read·Mar 18, 2024--1--1