Kids In Alaska Don't Know They're Growing

Like Most Alaska Immigrants, My Roots Continue To Petition For Equal Time.

I'm Happy To Report You Still Get Nothing You Don't Need At Motel 6, And, Therefore, You Don't Have To Pay For It. I Don't Need Valet Parking. If I Can Drive The Old Crate 300 Miles To The Hotel All By Myself, I Can Certainly Handle The Last Nine Feet To The Parking Space.

People Feel Vulnerable When They Travel. Nobody Wants To Be Taken Advantage Of Or Talked Into Something They Don't Want. Staying At Motel 6 Makes You Feel Smarter. In Fact, I Think It Actually Means You Are Smarter, But I Have No Hard Data To Support That.

Professor Al Drake Encouraged Me To Just Write The Way I Talk. I Decided If That's What I Needed To Do, I Didn't Need To Be In School To Do It.

That's What The American Odyssey Is Really About: Leaving Home. Leaving Home And Coming Home, And Trying To Understand The Difference.