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    Rare Air Episode 64

    June 30, 2026 - By 

    The way this experiment has worked out so far, every time I am introducing a new Rare Air episode, the content presented is a time-capsule from the past. The footage presented here was captured right at the end of 2019 … so, six-and-a-half years ago. As I recall, I spent part of that day with Beth’s uncle OJ, who passed away two weeks later. It was sort of a miracle that he was able to join us for the occasion; he was losing strength and barely left his room. Still, we all picked our moments to stop by, to check-in,…

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    Rare Air Episode 61

    October 2, 2025 - By 

    Almost exactly seven years ago, I stopped to shoot this footage along Highway 105 just south of Boone. Reviewing it and re-reading my journal entries from that time, I’m surprised to see all the directions our lives were travelling.

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    Rare Air Episode 60

    June 27, 2025 - By 

    On Saturday, July 6, 2019, I sat down with my laptop and began writing a journal entry, as I’ve been doing consistently, at least once a week, since mid-2003. With only two more full days remaining at the vacation spot of our dreams, I was ready to ask myself big questions, and to renew my search for answers. One essential takeaway

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    Rare Air Episode 59

    March 23, 2025 - By 

    I’ve been featuring video shot during our 2019 trip to St. John since episode 47. Revisiting what I wrote to accompany that edition – and almost every one since – pining away for past times is clearly my recurring theme. Honoring the present does remain vastly important for me, always, and yet, this digital pathway is sure to involve even more savoring of sweet, bygone times.

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    Rare Air Episode 53

    September 30, 2023 - By 

    Some people ask if Beth and I are always on-the-go, constantly experiencing exotic locations and their wonder. It’s easy to wish that was so, but for now, normal day-to-day life in our Asheville treehouse feels like the best-case scenario.