by Scot Shumski | Jul 2, 2023 | Cross Country 2023, XCountry Travel
After one day of rest Jules and I looked at each other and mutually agreed, let’s kick this trip into overtime and get our mileage over 1,000 by day 3! And so we did. We knew we had a long way to go on Day 3 and boy did we pack it in–both planned and...
by Scot Shumski | Jul 1, 2023 | Cross Country 2023, XCountry Travel
Day 2. An opportunity NOT to drive (long distances). Unfortunately NOT an opportunity to sleep in as our thoughtful host and family member Dannah had bought tickets to the US Spaces and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. If we weren’t able to sleep in, this...
by Scot Shumski | Jun 29, 2023 | Cross Country 2023, XCountry Travel
Day 1. On Day 1 I awoke as I frequently have over these past two years as a spouse to a company commander–too early. I rolled over in bed at HiComm, children in another hotel room, only to see Jules in bed next to me, wide eyed and staring at me. Sheesh. I ask,...
by Scot Shumski | Jun 28, 2023 | Cross Country 2023, XCountry Travel
How Many Miles Will We Log? Day 0 because Jules said the trip shouldn’t start without us all together so rather than Day 1, we began on Day 0. Technically, all five members of the family made the same journey on Day 0. We just made it in two separate groups...
by Scot Shumski | Dec 27, 2021 | Blockchain NFT Crypto
There I was in the summer of 2021. Having a casual conversation with my friend Chris when he subtly raised the issue of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). NFTs are similar to their sibling, crypto currency, in that they are a unit of data stored on a blockchain. If this...