On this episode of Uncommon Content; all of my personalities have arrived safely in Mazatlán, Mexico. The Gonzo year of this podcast has begun and despite an immediate setback, due to our lack of awareness, we are all here - no worse for wear - and even a little bit taller.

On this episode of Uncommon Content I layout the plan for my solo trip around the world. My only goal is to spend one year abroad and see as much as I can. I want to see if for myself and I am going to spend every dime I have to do it.

I have found that the two most important aspects of life are balance and perspective; every day cannot be a good day, and you wouldn't know a good day without a bad one with which to compare it. There are no exceptions to this rule.

I have spent the last year staying sober and giving my life some balance, now I want to spend the next year giving that balance some perspective.

This week on Uncommon Content... I discuss the Real ID cash-grab from the perspective of another unsatisfied customer of the State of Illinois, why bureaucratic Karens flock to DMVs, and how I intend to invoke my inner Spartacus and embrace the idea that you can't have suicidal thoughts and be afraid for your life at the same time.

This week on Uncommon Content... I discuss the constant reminder of my birth, give a shout-out to prison dogs keeping it real, discuss selling temporary pieces of me, and ask for prayers to Our Lady of Guadalupe that I get my passport and start my “old man on a budget” video journey around the globe.

This week on Uncommon Content... I discuss the effectiveness of strategic procrastination when joining the gym, people who are working out furiously to keep up with friends because they are embarrassed to admit they can't afford Ozempic, and how an imaginary 2500 mile ride, ski, and row journey in my head turned into the very real trip around the world on which I am about to embark.