Nick Offerman

And I just I've always loved that title.

And it's a very cute ship.

It's a great story.

And so it just occurred to me the of consolation part is nearly just as important when it comes to our Airstream as the nutmeg part, because the nutmeg is cute and compact.

You know, it's a it's a flavorful package of consolation.

And it really did console us during the pandemic.

Megan worked on decorating the interior of the Airstream, which you describe in the book as the 2020 love nest equivalent of the bottle from the classic television show, I Dream of Jeannie.

Was there a lot of velvet?

There's not literally a lot of velvet, but figuratively, it's all velvet.

She is a master of fabric and color and, you know, rugs.

We've had two houses together, and when she designs a house, she has always said she loves to be able to throw herself down at any given moment.

And so there's always, like, you know...

tastefully arranged pillows and lounging spots.

On the trip, you often took long hikes by yourself.

And on one occasion when you were lost, you met a scientist who you ended up hiking quite a distance with.

And as you walked, you asked him a question that you'd been thinking about over the last four years, and especially since the pandemic had begun.

You asked him if he thought humans' propensity for killing each other, whether quickly like in war or genocide or slowly, like with systemic racism, the wealth gap, real estate redlining, the incarceration system, and our seeming indifference to climate change, could this be Mother Nature striking a balance?

What was his answer?

He said that's a very good question and then said that he and his brother talked about that quite a bit.

He talked about some research that he had done himself in the human genetic propensity.