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Why Instruction Manuals Can Lead You Astray

Why Instruction Manuals Can Lead You Astray

Well, Week 42 was just as gorgeous as Week 41!  Not too hot, not too humid, nice and sunny.  Plus no snakes, no spiders, no hornets, yellow jackets or wasps, and especially great:  no deer flies.  Those suckers BITE and they follow you everywhere you go. No, the only...
Why I Didn’t Write This Post Last Week

Why I Didn’t Write This Post Last Week

Well, here I am, writing about death. I was supposed to write about it last week, but I chickened out.  I wrote about “should” instead.  It felt easier. It all started when my beautiful Aunt Babs passed away a little over two weeks ago.  I have not had death touch me...
Why It’s Okay To Be A Mess

Why It’s Okay To Be A Mess

My Week 37 hike turned out to be a soggy one.  The forecast had warned me ahead of time, and I wore proper rain gear, but BOY did I get muddy.  It really got bad after a little slip and fall…mud along the leg of my jeans all the way up to my butt.  MESSY! It was...
Why Faster Is Not Always Better

Why Faster Is Not Always Better

So as I was getting ready for this week’s hike, I was feeling a little stressed out. I usually like to give myself a minimum window of three hours in which to do the 4.2 mile loop so that I can stop here and there, take pictures, journal, and just generally...