by Nick Conedera | May 22, 2019 | Read, Think, Uncategorized
The lifeless black eye of the video camera stared into my soul like death itself. “Why are you doing this?” was the question my interviewer asked me. And I found myself struggling with the answer. Not because I didn’t know, but because there were so many reasons why....
by Nick Conedera | May 21, 2019 | Do, Read, Uncategorized
“My greatest skill has been to want little.”– Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854) I lit a match and threw it on my most prestigious Emmy award. It was soaked in lighter fluid, so it erupted immediately into a big ball of flame. I watched as the “Nick Conedera” printed...
by Nick Conedera | May 20, 2019 | Read, Think, Uncategorized
New Orleans, LA “The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” –– Nassim Taleb I thought doing the vanlife thing would just be a fun thing to do for a year. But it took me about 6 months before I really began to see the benefits...
by Nick Conedera | May 17, 2019 | Read, Uncategorized
Do you feel like our country kinda sucks right now? Well, stop it! We live in the greatest country in the world! Not only because of the lifestyle, cleanliness, and richness of opportunity, but because of the U.S. highway system. I consider the U.S. freeways to be one...
by Nick Conedera | Apr 17, 2019 | Read, Think
Austin, TX – March 20, 2018 I was at the autoparts store getting some stuff for the van when I noticed ambulances coming down the road. I was exhausted so I didn’t think anything of it – I had been working on the van build for three months straight, with only a few...
