Tag: writing humor

The Idiot’s Fitness Progress: Week #4 (The Flipping Idiot)

  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 […]

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Shoes…Shoes….Shoes…….

  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 […]

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Some critters we need to watch out for …

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 […]

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The Idiot’s “Before” photo

  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”, […]

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A small change for the blog

(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” […]

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A Sad Realization

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 […]

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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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