Not a Snow Day 3. I continue to try the mountainous approach to maintaining my health. Tuesday night found us climbing Roanoke Mountain. It took me a minute to get there. Because I basically live at Starr Hill these days. So I drove right past Walnut Ave on my way in. Turned around in the … Continue reading A Mountain A Day
Adventures
Official Start of 2020
I slept until noon today. New Years Day. The first day of 2020, I slept until noon. But also? I woke up at 3:30am. Because yesterday. OT said we were meeting at 5:30. AM. In the Dragon’s Tooth parking lot. Which meant leaving my home at 4:15. AM. Me at 3:41 AM (trying to do … Continue reading Official Start of 2020
Lost: Christmas Mountain Edition
We had a plan yesterday. December Endurance Day. And while I wasn’t involved in the actual planning of any of it. I was still involved. So I probably owe my people an apology for the shit show it turned into at one point. But really. It’s on them. I think. If I’d had to work … Continue reading Lost: Christmas Mountain Edition
A Very KRob Christmas
Yesterday was K-Rob-D’s birthday. So we decided to celebrate. By taking her out to eat. At Red Lobster. Because... Wait. No. No, that wasn’t us. That’s what normal families do. We are not a normal family. We celebrate each other differently. And we plan a lot. And this celebration has been in planning for about … Continue reading A Very KRob Christmas
How I Get Injured Now
I’m supposed to be running my way from McAfee to Daleville right now. Because that’s how my people spend Sunday mornings. Twenty miles of mountain trails. But then Beautiful Beastie’s Birthday happened. And the people who spend Sunday mornings getting in twenty miles of mountain trails are the same people who celebrate forty-something birthday parties … Continue reading How I Get Injured Now
Seven Sisters at Seven Sisters
The Ritual Have you seen this movie? I have. Because the sisters thought it would be a good idea on our hiking trip to watch a scary movie. About people getting picked off. One by one. While hiking. And while I can’t ever get those two hours back, I did learn a little more about … Continue reading Seven Sisters at Seven Sisters
Christmas Family Drama
If you go up on Christmas Mountain, there’s a trail that will lead you to an old pair of hiking sticks. Carelessly abandoned by their owner. And a beer. The sticks aren’t worth anything. Maybe sentimental value. But you’re gonna hear GJB whine about them anyway. It started out as a beautiful family Christmas. And … Continue reading Christmas Family Drama
The Real Thing
My legs look like I've been cage fighting. Because this morning, OT said "follow me." And we did. I had intentions of cleaning my house real good. Doing some reading. Maybe even finding a barbecue to go to after getting back from Iron Mountain. But since no one invited me to a barbecue, I spent … Continue reading The Real Thing
Sunday Stroll
Last year, GJB told us we'd never ever visit Christmas Mountain in the summer. Because snakes. But why have rules if not to break them? And after all of my recent encounters (with rattlesnakes, specifically...like, why not a few innocent black snakes here and there...why only death rattlers...?), this seems like the best time to … Continue reading Sunday Stroll
My Birthday Wish
My birth month starts tomorrow. I see some of my friends asking folks to donate to various charities for their birthdays. That's awesome. And I considered it. But after I spent 2018 doing stupid shit and begging y'all for money to support Girls on the Run in my quest to run Chicago, I'm moved to … Continue reading My Birthday Wish
Shine My Way 