Traffic

It is 12:56 pm… on Friday, May 22, 2026.

I just finished cleaning, cooking, and eating. 

I am sitting in the living room… listening to music… and drinking coffee.

I am locked in.

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This morning… I was woken up out of my sleep… by the loud sound… of a major car accident. 

I quickly jumped out of the bed… ran out on to the balcony… saw one car flipped on its side… and saw another car imbedded… into a fire hydrant. 

I then saw a bunch of random men attempt to get all of the passengers out of each car… saw a bunch of random men attempt to turn over the flipped car… and saw a bunch of random men attempt to control… a very, very… chaotic scene.

I then walked inside of the apartment… closed the door… and proceeded… to make a cup of coffee. 

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I have been thinking about travel a lot lately.

I have driven all over the country… sailed in multiple bodies of water… and flown all over the world. 

I was born in Allentown, PA… I have lived in East Stroudsburg, PA… I have lived in Los Angeles, CA… I have lived at an off grid magical oasis in the woods… I have lived in the deepest, most southern, and most country part of San Antonio, TX… I have traveled to Northern Mexico… I have traveled to Puerto Rico… I have traveled to Africa…I have traveled Europe… and I have traveled to Asia. 

Due to the accident this morning… combined with unpredictable traffic every day… and my conscious disinterest in any other country… my conscious disinterest in any other culture… and my conscious disinterest in any other city… I am making the conscious decision… to never get into a car again… to never get onto a boat again… or to never get onto a plane… ever, ever… again.

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As of May 22, 2026… at 1:26 pm… I have been to every single place in the world that I have ever wanted to go… I have experienced every culture in the world that I have ever wanted to experience… and I have lived every single place in this world… that I have ever… wanted to live. 

As of May 22, 2026… I am completely content… with never ever leaving… where every single thing… began.

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If I want to experience Chinese culture… I will cook Chinese food… use YouTube to put on Chinese entertainment… and darken a room… to feel like I am in China… for the totality of that experience.

I will follow that process… for any other culture that I want to experience… from Allentown, PA… from now on.

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Every day I read the newspaper… and every day… I read about… traffic accidents.

As of May 22, 2026… there is too much volatility in traffic… and the reward of going outside… for other than basic essentials… is definitely not worth… definite unpredictable risks… in volatile traffic.

Every single time… I walk one block to the corner store… and cross Hamilton street… I always have to save my own life… multiple times. 

With all of those things considered… when it comes to non-essential travel… I am completely content… and have complete conscious disinterest… in any type of non essential travel… ever, ever… again. 

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The good thing about going to every single place in the world that I have ever wanted to go… the good thing about experiencing every culture in the world that I have ever wanted to experience… and the good thing about living every place in this world that I have ever wanted to live… I am at ease… and I feel really good knowing… not believing… that as of May 22, 2026… at 1:48 pm… that I know that I can walk to wherever I want to go… that I know that I currently live in the culture that I want to experience… and that I know that I live exactly… where I want to live.

I know… not believe… that my favorite coffee shop… is up the block.

I know… not believe… that I can see my favorite library…from my balcony. 

I know… not believe… that my favorite basketball court… is down the hill.

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This… is my official retirement… from travel… and my official retirement… from traffic.

In the few chore… I will see you at my favorite coffee shop… I will see you at my favorite library… I will see you at my favorite basketball court… I will see you at my favorite corner store… I will see you in the streets… or I will see you… at the door.

It is now 2:35 pm… on Friday… May 22, 2026… and it is now time… for me to enjoy… the on grid… in plain sight oasis… that I occupy.

Peace.

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-kyle

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Today is Wednesday, May 13, 2026… at 3:40 pm.

I am resting comfortably in Center City Allentown, PA.

I am listening to music.

Despite the mood I attempted to set… too often… from outside… I also hear… police sirens.

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It is I secret… that I love… to go for walks.

The other day while taking a walk on Hamilton Street… I almost got hit… by someone riding an electric bike… on the sidewalk.

The other day while taking a walk on Hamilton Street… I saw a gentleman driving a motorcycle… the wrong way… on the sidewalk.

The other day while taking a walk in the alley… I saw a tow truck… mounting a motorcycle… that crashed.

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In 2026… despite traffic being completely unpredictable… even with traffic lights… and street signs… I am going to continue to go on walks.

Even though I like to city walk… I think though that it is time… to take more nature walks.

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The other day while leaving the park… I forgot… to bring my basketball.

The next day I went back the park… to see if my basketball was still there… and unfortunately… it was gone.

The other day while at the park… I told myself… that while I am in fantastic shape… I feel a plateau… and I think that I need a break… from basketball… and traffic.

The next day I got… and gave myself…  what I asked for.

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It is currently 3:58 pm… 67 degrees and cloudy… in Center City Allentown, PA.

Next Tuesday… in Center City Allentown, PA… the weather is predicted to be… 92 degrees and sunny.

Due to the fact that I lost my basketball, due to my feelings about traffic, and due to the cool and cloudy weather outside… and due to the fact that I have an abundance of food, endless entertainment options, and constant warmth inside … taking a break from basketball… and traffic… both seem to be… good ideas… for now. 

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I have already prepared a meal.

I have already done yoga.

I am not needed for anything… outside of this apartment… for now.

I am extremely grateful… for… the few chore.

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That is all that I have for now. 

I will check back in… when necessary.

Peace.

-kyle

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