Tomorrow we are live on the State Capital North Steps at 1pm.
I don’t think I have the technology to broadcast it live. But we will try!
IN the meantime, here’s footage from our Oregon stop.
Good times from Portland at the Backspace Cafe!
Yesterday I woke in Seattle.
Had lunch in Portland.
And slept in San Francisco.
Today I watched myself on CNN from a hotel lobby in San Francisco.
Attended a Memorial Service in San Diego.
And am now updating my blog from SF airport as I await a pickup from the hugmobile.
Tomorrow, I’ll attend SF Decom and the Hug Tour will continue.
I didn’t check any luggage…but I still feel like something was lost.
Or perhaps it was just some shifting in the overhead compartment.
The depth of love and loss and motion and travel over the last few days has been dizzying.
Of course, that light-headedness could be from my own smell.
Or my diet.
I’ve been surviving on baked goods and coffee.
Highway living certainly doesn’t encourage water drinking.
I’m drinking about 1/8 the amount of water I drink at home.
And I pee 1/8 as often, too. Of course, when I do, it is the color of egg yolk and smells like Starbucks.
And my “no more meat” declaration hasn’t helped things. I’ve realized I don’t have much of a backup eating plan. So except for cookies, cheese, and bean burritos, I’ve had trouble finding food on the road.
I’m not sure if this is a very healthy lifestyle. At least I’m not exercising or bathing! It’s no wonder “Trucker Physique” is rarely used as a compliment.
But through all the smells and stomach cramps…I still feel like the tour is right.
The sadness of my friend’s death is hard to fathom, but I’m glad there was a day break in the tour so I could fly to SD and not cancel any tour dates.
Another less-than-pleasant lesson from Huggy: We must persevere. We must keep on.
Even in the wake of sadness, we must embrace hope and find our smiles.
I plan on saying something in Jake’s honor at Monday’s hug. Hopefully I’ll eat a salad, too.
Spotman, Huggy and I will be meeting at Greenlake park (north east area near playground) today a little before 1 for an in-person HugNation. (The first of our tour) JOIN US!
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It has already been an amazing journey.
I cried as the Seattle skyline came into view through Huggy’s rainy windsheild last night.
If nothing else comes of this journey, I drove a huge pink billboard saying, “The world would rather hug you than hurt you” the entire length of one side of the US. Silly as that may be to some people, I felt proud.
Getting ready to find a rest stop to crash at the end of HUG TOUR DAY 1. Woo-Hoo!!! Silly, road-edited video posted to hugmobile.com!
Huggy is packed. I picked up Spotman around 10am.
We’re mid-California now.
We need to be in Seattle by Wednesday.
I feel…a bit scared. A bit excited.
Time to just push away from the shore and let this big pink raft float downstream.
I guess our segment turned out a bit long, so they bumped it to next weekend (Oct 6& 7)
Pacific time: 9:30am and 2:30pm (Sat & Sun)
sorry about that!
((HUG))
I did an interview about HugNation for the “News To Me” show and it now airs on CNN Headline News NEXT weekend!
(details)
(the tour still leaves THIS WEEKEND!)
What is a Hug Tour?
It’s not really like a band’s tour, since there is no entertainment.
It’s more like designating specific physical places (at specific times) as focusing points for positive, loving energy. (An unofficial pronoia flash mob)
I’ll give an explanation of the tour and a talk of some sort. Probably something about grandpa, HugNation, and something vaguely spiritual.
Then we’ll all hug.
It is an excuse to love
A reminder to feel the connection we have to every other person on the planet.
It is more about an *intention* than any specific activity.
And hopefully we’ll learn a little bit more about each other. Maybe share a tale or a laugh with other huggers.
We’ll know that, by being drawn to this same place, we probably have lots of overlap in values.
I mean, anyone who can appreciate Grandpa Caleb *and* me has to be a special type of person. 
Is it family friendly? Yes.
Is it religious? No.
Is it spiritual? Yes.
Does it contain crystals or Secrets? No.
I suggest you wear pink and wear a nametag. (I’ll bring a roll of “Hello, my name is ____” stickers.)
Feel free to bring gifts. (your presence counts. But you might be surprised how good it feels to share some of yourself (cookie, bracelet, fortune, song, carving, tea, chips & guac) with a stranger who becomes a new friend.
Hope to see you!!!
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