I find it difficult to write something since I have apparently been recently swallowed by a rather large mutant snake with both an attitude and a really big appetite. It does tend to ruin ones concentration. But I will persevere, hoping to get a fair bit o’ readable out before I become snake poop. I still have […]
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”, […]
(The Official “Two Hiking Idiots” logo) Well, not so small really……… For those of you out socializing and partying on Friday evening causing you to miss the memo…. We have moved this blog. You might notice that the URL for the blog has slightly changed in that we have dropped the “.wordpress.com” […]
When Steve and I undertake this hike, and then complete this hike, we are going to be going through quite startling physical transformations over the course of the 6-month hiking adventure. We are both going to lose weight. A LOT of weight. Once we get into full hiking shape, on the trail, it will be […]
One of the books that I have read concerning the Appalachian Trail has really hit home for me. This book is “Appalachian trials: The Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail” by Zach Davis. As its title suggests, this book deals more with the TRIALS of the trail versus being a play-by-play […]
OK, so Steve has gotten REAL serious about getting in shape and losing weight, hiring personal trainers to yell at him and all……… I walked 4 miles yesterday and had planned on resting until like…..October……….so that my body could recuperate from the trauma of yesterday’s walk. Then, Steve takes the gloves off, so I have […]
Only 1091 more days until we hit the trail, and Steve has cranked up the training competition a notch or two…. Steve knows that most of the calories I burn in a typical day are burned while sitting here typing at the computer on one of the 3,951 blogs in my Idiot Empire. Steve also […]
I did not really intend to write again so soon, but the decision to go forward with this has given me a serious sugar high. It has nothing to do with anything I have ingested recently. I swear! As youse observant types might have noticed, there is a new menu item up that away ↑↑↑. Whatever you do, […]
