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  • Getting Ready to Get the Desk Out There

    The trip is getting close, and I was too excited to wait another day to start getting the trailer ready.

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  • Why I’m Taking My Desk on the Road

    The idea started in Joshua Tree with a phone signal, a laptop, and a chair in the desert. That small experiment changed how I thought about work, travel, time, and waiting for retirement.

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  • 4:30 a.m., Wide Awake

    I woke up at 4:30 this morning with the trip already on my mind. I’ve spent a lot of time watching YouTube videos of people traveling across the United States, seeing places I’ve never been and wondering what it would be like to actually do something like that myself. At some point, you have to…

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  • Why I Started The Desk Out There

    I created The Desk Out There because I wanted a place to document what happens when you stop saying “someday” and actually try something different. I’m 53, I work in the corporate world, and I’m lucky enough to have a job that gives me the flexibility to work remotely. Somewhere along the way, I started…

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