Carson and his friend, Evan, have wanted to have a lemonade stand for months. They filled Ziplok bags with cans of soda and bottles of Powerade during the early spring months in order to go door-to-door to neighbors to sell drinks when lemonade was not an option. A few weeks ago, they asked to have […]

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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. 8/17/93 – Tue. And the rain continues… The rain […]

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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. 8/16/93 – Mon. Everything is wet. I made Salisbury, […]

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Lest you think Tim is always sitting ergonomically correct at his desk while working, I thought I would share a picture I caught when I dropped by his office a few weeks ago. He was apparently talking on a conference call, or so he claims.

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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. 8/14/93 – Fri. Before I get, I want to […]

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Have you ever seen a picture and wondered where the artist came up with the title? Often, the title is the only thing that gives me a clue as to what the artist might have intended. The New Yorker magazine started running cartoons in the back of the magazine a few years ago where they […]

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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. 8/13/93 – Fri. The shelter caretaker for this shelter […]

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Alana decided to give up riding her Princess Hog (a.k.a. her pink and purple Barbie Big Wheel) after she struggled to keep the long skirt from entangling in the wheels. Instead, this little princess had to hoof it home.

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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. 8/11/93 – Wed. Well, I missed a day in […]

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This last weekend was a test of the Wilson Bed and Breakfast, as 2 separate sets of friends converged for a visit on the same weekend. One couple and a family of 5 arrived on Friday to put our occupancy at 12 people and 2 dogs. I am happy to report that we were able […]

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