This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 5/13/93 — Thu. What a miserable day. It started […]

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This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 5/12/93 — Wed. We covered 13.8 miles today & […]

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Tim has been giving me some grief for not updating the blog with details about the family room’s new look. The house had a sunken family room with dark wood, dark blue carpeting, and some outdated trim that was in need of a more modern look. We started this project by deciding that we would […]

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This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 5/11/93 — Tue. We did not get up until […]

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This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. We are continuing to plod along. My feet look […]

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Friday night turned out a little differently than planned. Just as the early dinner was on the griddle, I got the call from the baseball coach that Benton’s baseball scrimmage was cancelled. No need for us to be eating at 5:00pm after all. Since it was ready, we did go ahead an eat and then […]

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My kids are pretty normal when it comes to food – segregation is preferred. I was that way as a child and yet managed grown up to appreciate that food touching on my plate is not only okay, it is often preferred. I am willing to cater to my children’s needs, as I believe them […]

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This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 5/9/93 — Sun. We made about twelve miles today […]

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This is a 5-month long series of blog posts that are the entries in my journals written on most evenings as I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993. The journal entry appears first — indented — and then any additional commentary from my 15-years-removed perspective follows. 5/8/93 — SAT. Day One. We started at Amicalola […]

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Starting on 08-May-2007, I’ll be “publishing” my journal from my hike of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) back in 1993. As I mentioned in an earlier post , the A.T. has been popping into my life for years. To expand on that informal list a bit: The nominal mid-point of the A.T., and home of the […]

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