elBenbo is a Baggins not a Took<\/p>\n
Recently I did the unthinkable to most people I told about it:<\/p>\n
I turned down a speaking gig in Italy.<\/p>\n
Gasp!<\/p>\n
Oh noes!<\/p>\n
\u201cBen why wouldn\u2019t you want to go travel to Italy and Europe?? Are you daft, man!\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Yes, daft.<\/p>\n
And, also not the world traveler type.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t even like traveling inside the U.S. much less want to be on a crowded plane for 12 hours or whatever. Plus, I don\u2019t like leaving my dog for long periods of time anymore since she got the arthritis recently.<\/p>\n
But, those are just superficial reasons.<\/p>\n
The main reason is I simply hate leaving home.<\/p>\n
I *like* where I live \u2014 this small coastal drinking town with a big fishing problem. Even with the brutal wind and rain these last couple years, I dig on it. Like Bilbo Baggins, I don\u2019t really want any adventures, they make one later for dinner, yo.<\/p>\n
Instead, I prefer to be at home.<\/p>\n
In my chair by my warm hearth (I don\u2019t have a hearth but if I did\u2026)<\/p>\n
Eating and amusing myself with whatever.<\/p>\n
elBenbo is definitely more of a home-body Baggins than an adventure-seeking Took.<\/p>\n
Thus, I don\u2019t have this American bug to have to travel everywhere.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I don\u2019t know why you should care about this, either way.<\/p>\n
Except, it illustrates that when you have your email game down tight, where you get up, send an email, and are basically done with the main part of your day, you can pick and choose any kind of lifestyle you want \u2014 whether it be holing yourself up like a paranoid recluse (like Yours Unruly) or traveling all over hellz and gone.<\/p>\n
To learn my email methods go here:<\/p>\n