I’ll cut right to the chase. Steve and I have moved up our departure date just a “tad”. We are now aiming for March the 20th, 2014! Yes, 2014!…….. as in NEXT YEAR!!………as in 317 short days from now! Why? Well, for starters, we both seem to be extremely impatient. Leaving THREE YEARS from now […]
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 […]
Being the make it up as I go along type, my “routine ” is very … let’s call it flexible. By someone who actually has an organized life’s standards, my life would appear to be a relaxed form of chaos. That said, my so called “progress” this week seems to have progressed in the wrong direction … depending on […]
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 […]
I officially started the actual workout portion of my “no pain … you are doing it wrong” workout. I have already benefited greatly in just two days. For example: I have found out that I actually have some muscles that I did not previously know existed. I am not quite sure how this will actually benefit me […]
