Welcome to Traipsathon. “We Specialize in What We Do.”
Traipsathon Solutions Inc., a completely legitimate business, is a division of JR Transportation Industries, the means by which frequently-subpoenaed pseudojournalist Joe Rhodes wanders North America, occasionally looking for stories but mostly having no idea what he is doing. He plans to continue doing this until the job is done.
On this website, you will find
Dispatches
from his travels in the Traipsemobile, also known as the Traipsathon Mobile Command Center, along with links to actual stories he writes for actual publications plus stories that no legitimate publication would touch and are therefore Exclusive to you, the Traipsathon reader. You will also find
Traipsetracks
songs of the day that reflect the Traipsemobile’s location, Mr. Rhodes’ mood or that he just likes the damn song for no particular reason.
Additionally, this page will always have a map telling you where the Traipsathon is operating that day and what the weather is like. There is also a listing of Mr. Rhodes’ latest
Tweets
including updates of where he happens to be at that moment, at least until the authorities arrive.
We welcome your comments, your suggestions and your funding ideas. Enjoy the ride.
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I thought you were kidding when you started talking about all this! HA!
What a great non-plan, Earl (you’ll always be Earl to me), and a wonderful home page (finally! Yay!)
Where’s the camera mounted that will record the shenanigans for the upcoming comic/reality series you must be doing all this for? Are you checking in at FourSquare places, or is that too much responsibility?
Looking forward to the dispatches, we just LOVE YOUR WRITING!
~GirlPie
Earl?
Yes, Earl Kabong. It’s my corporate pseudonym, the name by which people know me. In the same way that people know you as “Big Butt McGee.”
How is your command post running now? Did we fix your problem with the alternator,or is it still causing problems? Thanks for the m&ms. I did not know you are famous or infamous? Remember to stop by and see us at Rychliks . good luck on your trips.
Greg — sorry to tell you, the alternator fix didn’t last. Kicked into limp mode in Greenville, where I am for the night. I really thought you guys had licked the problem. I was feeling all cocky and then, the ABS light came on and the air conditioner went dead and, well, you know how it ends. So will try to get someone in Greenville to take a stab at it and, I hope, at least get me back to Dallas.