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Author Janet Groene writes in the November issue of FMCA Magazine about creating not only the feeling of, but literally, ways to give you more usable space in your RV.

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Turn your vehicle into a refuge - not just a functional form of transportation. It should be a place where down time is comfortable (hint: try living in it before you hit the road). “My bus is like a cocoon,” he wrote in his autobiography. “I can be close enough to the so-called real world that I could reach out and touch it, yet I can be as quiet and alone as I wish.”

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From Unplugged Living: Solar Learning Vacation in Arizona:

Solar Energy International (SEI), in co-sponsorship with Tucson Electric Power and The Solar Store will hold a 6- day hands-on Solar Electric Design & Installation workshop. February in Tucson, Arizona.

Participants in the Photovoltaic Design & Installation workshop will learn how to use PV technology to produce their own solar electricity. The workshop will include tours, guest speakers and hands-on labs. This workshop is for the beginner who wants to use PV on their home or business and for those seeking employment in the solar industry. Workshop page at SEI.

Renewable Energy Access

Our Friend George knows how to enjoy life.

This Sunday afternoon is the beginning of my second week in Santa Rosalia. The week went by soooooo fast, it seems like only a few days have gone by. I am getting so comfortable living here. Everybody treats me so kindly, and are so friendly. Man-O-Man!
I am a very lucky guy!

Scott Burns, one of the five most widely read financial writers in the country, writes in The Dallas Morning News about joining the RV lifestyle:

Millions of Americans are, or will be, facing tough choices. Some will be there because of forced premature retirement. Others will retire on schedule but won’t have nearly enough money. Either way, they face the same problem.

They can try to raise the bridge of investment returns on their nest egg. Or they can lower the flood tide of living expenses. Whether they live in an RV full-time or use it as a low-cost vacation alternative, the RV may be the best tool available for re-examining (and perhaps resizing) the American Dream.

Scott Burns: It’s Only Money
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Ah, to be in the desert in wintertime…
When I get to Quartzsite, you can be sure to find me

at The City Bus Cafe!

[update: the link is broken. That’s a shame because it was a neat site. Maybe it will fix itself soon.]