{"id":546,"date":"2023-04-18T23:52:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T23:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/?p=546"},"modified":"2023-04-19T08:52:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T13:52:19","slug":"blog-is-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/04\/18\/blog-is-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog is live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This blog is now live.  I set up the web site a while ago and slowly added other pieces and content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/IMGP0069-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/IMGP0069-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/IMGP0069-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/IMGP0069-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/IMGP0069-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/IMGP0069-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/IMGP0069-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, I also kept it hidden so that it wouldn&#8217;t inadvertently show up on a Google search, particularly before I had an approved finalized plan or had communicated to my team at work.  However at this point my LOA is more officially in place and we&#8217;ve started communication with affected parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to letting the blog go live, I&#8217;ve also worked to get a few things wrapped up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I have arranged with friends in the neighborhood to have my townhouse with a house sitter.  This means I&#8217;ve moved things into storage and started getting everything cleaned and packed.  There is still more to do, but made a dent to start everything.  I expect this to be hectic until the departure day.  I&#8217;ve also hired a company to do a more thorough &#8220;move out cleaning&#8221; than I would do.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Temporarily forwarded my mail to a mail drop where I can read it while on the road.  Service lets incoming mail be scanned.  Also set up some sensitive mail areas to be online only.  Otherwise also looked at what bills\/services I can stop before I go.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donated a bunch of things to Goodwill that make more sense to donate than pay to store.  Also a good chance at some downsizing.  Do I really need those 50+ shirts I accumulated over the years or that box of things still in the box from my last trip.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Got the annual hair cut.  Once a year, whether I need it or not.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stopped by the Texas State Capitol, photo above and route below &#8211; just to get an initial capitol.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also created a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gone2look4america\">facebook page<\/a> that will include blog posts so someone can &#8220;follow&#8221; if Facebook is their normal medium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be hectic until the end but nice to get all this set up for departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While recently launched, this trip been in the planning for a while.  I got the domain gone2look4america.com (which forwards here) in 2019, made my first post to this blog in 2020, finalized an idea of doing US capitols in later 2022 and picked a six month duration in March 2023.  Nice to have it close to starting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas state capitol is pictured above in Austin.  Haven&#8217;t quite figured when I&#8217;ll count it in my &#8220;capitols visited&#8221; list so won&#8217;t quite yet.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"activity-header-8901822455\" class=\"wp-strava-activity-container\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"activity-details-table\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Elapsed Time<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Moving Time<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Distance<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Average Speed<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Max Speed<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Elevation Gain<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Calories Burned<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Elapsed Time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">00:51:35<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">hours<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Moving Time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">00:47:50<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">hours<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Distance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">8.53<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">mi.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Average Speed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">10.70<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">mph<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Max Speed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">16.40<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">mph<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Elevation Gain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">170.60<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">ft.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Calories Burned\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">659<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">kcal<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<img class='wp-strava-img' src='https:\/\/api.mapbox.com\/styles\/v1\/mapbox\/outdoors-v11\/static\/path-2+ff0000(g~mwDdudtQZwBdAgE%5EcAhAiCh%40_AhCyDt%40%7D%40t%40q%40dAw%40%7CB%7DADGD%5BEMKM_CaBqGwD_BiAwAiAs%40o%40cN%7BNeIqHmJkIqCgBkIgEcDgBiEqCkFyDSWMg%40%3FWD%5BLa%40bB_FhC%7DGf%40%7BAf%40%7DBVmBN_BDeCMsFiAuXCwBDaCJ%7BAPaBTqAj%40%7BBrDsMXwANmAP_CFoBAkBIcBMyAoAgL%5DsEk%40eGS%7BAa%40mBe%40mAu%40oAkAaBy%40y%40_%40k%40%7BCsGoByDmAmCqA_CiAkByHkKw%40kA%7BF%7DI_CwD_C%7DDaJmNyLyQ%7DGqK_AeBm%40yAm%40oBi%40sCKw%40KwAa%40sG_%40cFMgAU_By%40%7BDsBiLa%40gBa%40%7DAe%40yAy%40mBc%40%7D%40gAoBq%40aAgByBeAgAqCiC%7DEoEsByAgBeAiAw%40sKsFsA%7D%40qAkA%7DCaE_As%40m%40YiAa%40%7D%40MiBSyCu%40a%40EKCKIMAuFmBuDcAyC%7D%40e%40Ia%40Au%40c%40o%40U%5Bi%40_%40w%40e%40q%40s%40q%40_%40WiAk%40u%40Qa%40OeDgBnAyG%3FQO%5Da%40QkAWyAA%5BE%5DMCIn%40wBXqAPa%40NCPYXiAR%7B%40Fa%40Fy%40%3Fs%40Fk%40%3FOF%5BEcAbB%7DBNm%40Em%40JWNWF%5D%5Ck%40Jw%40JKHUHq%40CUYo%40KQIc%40GGE%40IEWa%40OIGIGU_%40QoCcA%40K%7D%40OSGIMoAg%40k%40O_AMc%40Os%40K%5D%3Fm%40FMMOIyAYa%40S_B_%40kA_%40AOHg%40%5E%7BAGk%40EEe%40g%40o%40UwAW_AW%5BEeAWKGCK)\/auto\/480x320@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoibWV2ZXJtZXVsZW4iLCJhIjoiY2xlYnZmNG13MDZ1ejNvcWpmdTM3M2pzZyJ9.pq0yENqixV7SGEHuCpgmcw' title='Morning Ride' \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog is now live. I set up the web site a while ago and slowly added other pieces and content. However, I also kept it hidden so that it wouldn&#8217;t inadvertently show up on a Google search, particularly before <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/04\/18\/blog-is-live\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-planning","category-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":579,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}