When Bob Met Wendy: A Pecos River Love Story Plus A Life Lesson To Go First Defining Moments: On November 4, thirty years ago, Bob and Wendy crossed paths during a life-changing team-building exercise at the renowned Pecos River Learning Center outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Bob was a high-powered Silicon Valley CEO, and Wendy was a VP with one of the most renowned [–Read More]
From Frequent Flyer to Sky-High Mileage Millionaire: My 6 Million Mile Odyssey When I recently tallied up my lifetime air miles across all airlines, the staggering total of over 6 million mile treks left me speechless. This astronomical figure includes more than 3 million miles on American Airlines alone. As friends inquired about my cumulative mileage, I realized this wasn’t just a number—it was a [–Read More]
NOLA Blues I have always been a fan of blues music. Even when the white boys in the East thought they were “Soul Music” black, I was hanging with the fusion jazz and blues musicians in NOLA. I remember clearly walking down Bourbon Street and hearing the sounds of Fusion Wizards coming from a dark alley. Scary, but alluring. Today, I am a firm follower of [–Read More]
Chill Travelers: by World Music In a world where wanderlust and creativity collide, two intrepid explorers have embarked on a remarkable journey that has taken them to the far corners of the globe bring you Postcards From The World. Bob Root and Wendy Steele, the dynamic duo behind Chill Travelers, have not only traversed the world together but have also captured the essence of the [–Read More]
Gone With the Wynns Jason and Nikki Wynn, the dynamic duo behind Gone With the Wynns, are living the life we had once envisioned for ourselves – a life of boundless exploration fueled by an insatiable curiosity that knows no bounds. As we gaze upon their adventures, a bittersweet longing tugs at our hearts, for their journey resonates with the dreams we once harbored before [–Read More]
Red or Green, Not Red vs. Blue: The Great Chile Debate Heats Up as Zozobra Burning Approaches We met 30 years ago at Larry Wilson’s Pecos River Ranch. The chance meeting, blossoming romance, and numerous trips make Santa Fe, NM, a warm spot in our hearts with years of fond memories and good friends nurtured over the years. Please keep in perspective that New Mexico [–Read More]
Driving a “Monster-C” aka “The Grizzly” is fun and relaxing for me. The stability of our ShowHauler is impressive. It is like riding on rails. When we started with a 40′ Class A, the computer-assisted navigation on my motor yacht was light years ahead of the RV. I had all sorts of hardware modules hooked to a dedicated laptop in the copilot seat. We were [–Read More]
Unlike Expert Systems (robotics) replaced blue collar factory workers, AI will strike at the heart of advanced professionals. Yes! And it will also obsolete many professions. Bob talks about what everyone else is talking about, but from 30 years experience in AI [–Read More]
NASA was built on the shoulders of Werner Von Braun and team. They were risk takers and put men on the moon in less than ten years. Since then, NASA has succeeded not on rocketry, but on the science of exploration. Today, building rockets should be left to the new age rocketeers. It is time to privatize NASA. [–Read More]
Being insiders in the medical and pharmaceutical industry, it is clear that there are many severe problems with our healthcare systems. Young greedy new doctors flock to rich suburbs to make their fortunes. Many 65+ year old’s bilking the healthcare insurance systems by treating their doctor visits as a new-age hobby. Healthcare, en-mass, using TV commercials creating FUD…Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt [–Read More]
It is the 2.4Ghz band which is especially problematic in RV communities. To cut to it, people often speculate that bandwidth issue are between wifi access point and the internet provider. “The cable isn’t the problem,” but a clogged 2.4Ghz wifi band is the cause. [–Read More]
Traveling west with a stop in Las Cruces New Mexico. A feeling of home, it was a nice few days reconnecting with our favorite State. [–Read More]
Imagine that your girlfriend wakes up one morning and says, ” we ought to trade in the Jeep before it starts costing us to much in repairs.” Okay I say. “What do you want to buy?” “How about a new Corvette Grand Sport!” Its true! Its true! [–Read More]
This is a story of how my video copilot saved me a lot of grief and a $1000. The message is get one for yourself and use it. [–Read More]
We went on a 10 day Windstar vacation wondering if we could escaper the surly bonds of the internet and cell phones to emerge with the outline of a new book Really! After 15 years, we finally took a real vacation form people, phones and the internet. …and we actually survived! Read about our exploits. [–Read More]
I have been accused of many things in my life and one requiring comment is how bizarre my mind works. Pushing the envelope of HDR photography, my interest includes time-lapse with augmented reality applied. The latest challenge is hyperzooming time-lapse. Take a look at what has become my latest challenge to learn and master. [–Read More]
In 1984, this is what my desk would have looked like. Well, the geniuses at Harvard Innovation Lab took my desktop and evolved it over the last 30 years. Watch this Harvard animation of how it changed [–Read More]
Please please Mr. Musk, make your Model X towable 4 wheels down. I know it will work and you will be happy that you listened to me. Your old friend, Bob! [–Read More]
When we built our Grizzly motorcoach, the one problem we could not solve was the multi-height and contoured dashboard on the Freightliner Cascadia. After all, when you are cruising down the road, you need a place to put your sippy cup and bowl of trail mix. A trip to Iowa 80 Truck Stop helped us with a solution by a company called V-Truck. [–Read More]
T-Joes Saloon in Cheyenne is a place where you expect to see cowboys and roughneck drillers. You do, but you see bank VP’s, politicians and locals. For Chill Travelers, T-Joes is like an addiction to a bad habit! We keep on coming back… [–Read More]
We went into deep undercover to penetrate the inter-sanctum of a southern religion and now tell our story of a gathering of like-minded followers steeped in lore. Read our story and see it in pictures. [–Read More]
When you are in the Charlotte North Carolina are, Jim & Nick’s is by far one of the best BBQ places we have ever been to and that is saying a lot. We went back and back and back while attending the NASCAR All-Star Race. [–Read More]
Twenty years ago today I met a woman that changed my life forever. [–Read More]
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