Becoming “Unpossessed”
January 6, 2016
Try to imagine reducing your possessions down so that it all fits into one 12′ x 8′ portable storage unit container. … More Becoming “Unpossessed”
Creating our logo
December 23, 2015
We had 14 different designers participate over the one week contest. Surprisingly, most of them were from Indonesia. I’m sure it’s completely coincidental that we’d spent two weeks there just a month before. But it was a bit unnerving. … More Creating our logo
Convincing ourselves we can do it
November 28, 2015
Tony made some comment about riding bicycles across the country. I responded that was actually a thing people do. We chatted about the idea for a few minutes. … More Convincing ourselves we can do it
About our bikes
October 14, 2015
Until recently, my uneducated view of bicycles was that they fell into a small set of categories: road bikes (your typical 10-speed and 21-speed), mountain bikes, and then speciality bikes (cruisers, tricycles, etc.). I’d never even heard of a touring bike. Chances are you’ve never heard of one either. Yet swapping out our road bikes … More About our bikes
Retirement, and a new beginning
October 14, 2015
Tony and Joy are retiring from full-time work in early 2016, and taking off across the US on our bicycles. We have been thinking about early retirement for some years — we’re in our mid 50s — but our timing is clearly related to the illness and death from brain cancer of our dear friend Warren Thornthwaite … More Retirement, and a new beginning
Draft map of transam route
October 13, 2015
This updated map illustrates our likely route across the US, designed to take us through a number of national parks. Our travels across the country are partially based on three official cycle routes created by Adventure Cycling Association, including the Western Express Route (the pink route) which hooks into the official TransAm route (orange), and the Northern Tier route … More Draft map of transam route
Joy’s memories of Warren
October 1, 2015
Although I saw the end coming and thought myself prepared, I was devastated by Warren’s death in May 2014. I owe him so very much; he was my co-author, business partner, colleague, neighbor, and most of all my friend. … More Joy’s memories of Warren
Warren Thornthwaite Obituary
May 9, 2014
Warren Neal Thornthwaite December 23, 1957 – May 9, 2014 Warren Neal Thornthwaite, son of Fred and Virginia Thornthwaite, died Friday, May 9, 2014 in Mountain View, California. He was 56. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Wright, his brother Robert Thornthwaite, his sister-in-law, Donna Ellis Thornthwaite, his nephew Martin Thornthwaite, Martin’s wife Laura and their … More Warren Thornthwaite Obituary
Itinerant Philosopher 