Category: Appalachian Trail

Humbled Idiot

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 […]

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Things are getting serious now……….

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 […]

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The trail tail grows

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, […]

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Oh yeah, we are supposed to be training: Day 1.5

GuiltedInspired by Mark’s fresh start and enthusiasm, I too must step it up, and it does not hurt to post the official starting stats to shamegoad me into action. So here I am with the details of MY fresh start: April 3, 2013 9 pm A Wedding Function Hall Taochild (affectionately known as Kramer in this […]

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Training for the Idiot: Day One

(kctourwalk.com) April 3, 2013 9pm Idiot Master Bedroom The Idiot and his wife are watching “Nashville”. (Quit laughing, I like Connie Britton, what can I say?) The wife glances over at her Idiot husband, the Idiot husband that is clutching two chocolate chip cookies in one hand and a cool glass of milk in the […]

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The Seed of the Dream

So, where did this crazy idea come from? Since you asked……. This past Christmas, I got a Kindle Fire for myself with Christmas money that I had accumulated from various relatives. My wife will tell you that I am VERY anti-modern technology and that she never thought she would see the day when I would […]

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Why “The Idiot” is not crazy

I’m not crazy. Honest. (My Mom had me tested) Yes, I am disabled. It’s true that ever since March 2, 1999 I have dealt with a number of neurological issues related to the Medical Malpractice error that my quack Spinal Surgeon blessed me with during my supposedly “routine” back surgery. Yes, the circulation in my […]

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“The [Original] Plan” (Read first)

March 20th, 2014 Two broken down, middle-aged Idiots are going to stand atop a mountain in Northern Georgia, will laugh, joke, and will then “high five” each other, before turning and starting to walk north….. Towards a sign atop a mountain in Maine, over 2,000 miles away. Yes friends, you read that correctly…. Two THOUSAND […]

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