Entries from July 2008

Lost Tooth Number 3 and 4

Date July 3, 2008

On June 25th, after weeks of having a loose tooth that was getting in the way of his ability to eat, Carson finally lost his top right tooth. He partially has Benton to thank. Apparently, Benton managed to hit him in the mouth earlier in the day while I was at an appointment. This “injustice” […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 03-Jul-1993

Date July 3, 2008

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. 7/3/93 – Sat. With luck, this will be a […]

Then and Now: Alana’s Hair

Date July 1, 2008

Though sleeping in the car seems to be coming a less frequent past time for Alana, she still manages a few good, head-dropping, dead-to-the-world snoozes. Notable here is not so much how much she has grown, but how much her hair has grown. Then: Alana in July 2006, Age 1 Now: Alana in April 2008, […]

Gilligan on the AT Revisited: 01-Jul-1993

Date July 1, 2008

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. 7/1/93 – Thu. Staying at Campbell Shelter tonight with […]