After Mark’s recent post, I have to admit I have a few concerns myself now. I mean knowing that my own personal need for pepperoni sticks could very well endanger my life is scary enough, but knowing my partner is likely to antagonize rattle snakes and terrorize field mice and Boy Scouts is rather sobering. It is […]
Idiot’s Appalachian Trail Diary Day 17 “Bitten by a rabid field mouse that ate it’s way into my tent. So hungry myself that I caught him and ate him” Day 42 “Accidentally Urinated on a slumbering Rattlesnake……. IT was not pleased” Day 76 “Squatted for a large poop in front of a pack of startled […]
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 […]
I went hiking for the first time in a couple of years yesterday. An actual hike that included mountains, death-defying acts of acrobatic skill, beasties galore, and pain and sweat. I did this to get back in the groove, making sure that I am well prepared for the short stroll that Mark and I are planning […]
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 […]
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”, […]
As Mark said, I have been feverishly pretending I have a clue about making websites for a day and a half now. With a fair amount hair pulling (fortunately that does not hurt me much), I have managed to get us a functioning website that (mostly) resembles the original. Comments are still and issue so if you […]
(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 […]
