When I crushed my leg in a freak car juggling accident, it changed my life a bit (as one might guess). Like everything else I do in my life, when I do something, I go all out in doing it. I couldn’t just break my right femur (the biggest bone in the body by the way) just […]
Three “D” words have an immense impact on most of the current days of my life. The first two, I have been dealing with, and battling, on a daily basis since March the 2nd, 1999. First, we have DISABILITY. Yes, I have been disabled since that fateful day in early 1999. I am not a […]
1067 Days to go! I’ll be using this post to update my fitness progress each Monday until we depart on the hike. Thanks to Steve for leading me to the website “myfitnesspal.com” which has been a great help in allowing me to track my calorie intake and exercise. My personal goals for the years […]
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes. Those are my wife’s three favorite words. In thinking about all the planning and logistics needed by Steve and I prior to starting this hike of the Appalachian Trail, I have quickly come to the realization that “shoes” is probably going to be the one dominant word that I associate with […]
I have been toying with ideas for gift items for the Two Hiking Idiots fan club and for our adoring public once we have all those book and movie deals. I wanted to start light, so here are a few T Shirts and a coffee mug to start: Obviously I have too much time on […]
1074 Days to go! I’ll be using this post to update my fitness progress each Monday until we depart on the hike. Thanks to Steve for leading me to the website “myfitnesspal.com” which has been a great help in allowing me to track my calorie intake and exercise. My personal goals for the years […]
With all the terrible and tragic news of this past week, I thought it was time for a little humor to end the week Here I am, nearly a half-century old, and I still have bad dreams, all the freaking time, about all the demons and monsters that live under my bed and in my […]
Just a quick note for those still considering making a small pledge to the charity of your choice, related to the number of training or hiking miles Steve and I complete, or the number of combined pounds we lose while in training for our hike. As you all know, there have been recent terrible tragedies […]
The sweaty Idiot after a 4-miler on April 16, 2013. Current weight: 285 “Good Grief…. I do look like Santa Claus” Steve and his Sister/Manager Lisa came up with some good ideas concerning your tracking our progress as we train for the next 1000+ days. One idea was to post some “before”, “during”, […]
I’ll be using this post to update my fitness progress each Monday until we depart on the hike. Thanks to Steve for leading me to the website “myfitnesspal.com” which has been a great help in allowing me to track my calorie intake and exercise. My personal goals for the years and months leading up […]
