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.”Nov 27, 20233Nov 27, 20233
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…Jan 243Jan 243
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.May 30May 30
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…May 22May 22
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 nowMay 21May 21
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.Apr 19Apr 19
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.Apr 5Apr 5
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.Mar 273Mar 273
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.Mar 23Mar 23
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.Mar 181Mar 181