After taking about a week off, I walked again today, which puts me at 227 miles down, 1078 miles to go. I’m going to need to push a bit harder to get back on track for my October 6 goal of 1305 miles. In the meantime, I’ve started a new blog — Adventures in Mormonism […]
Gerard Van der Leun, one of the finest American writers posting regularly on the net these days, talks some important upgrades to his “go bag” (as in “grab and go” in case of a natural or man-made disaster): ABOUT QUARTER TO NINE this serene Sunday morning, as I was sitting down and wondering what to […]
Michael Barone (much as with Robert Samuelson) is one of my favorite social/political commentators because he bases his observations on actual facts rather than wishful thinking. He also probably knows more about state-by-state, county-by-county, precinct-by-precinct politics and demographics in the United States than anyone else alive. So when he talks about that subject, it’s worth […]
This is a wonderful video, but have something handy to wipe your eyes. Hat tip to Jules Crittenden. ..bruce..
Walked yesterday (11 miles) and will walk again today. I need to catch up to stay on track. No rest for the weary, and all that. ..bruce..
Broke the 200-mile mark today and posted a decent time (2:56, 16:11/mile) doing it. The weather has warmed up quite a bit, with highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s, along with late afternoon thunderstorms. I’m slightly behind schedule (220 miles/month), due largely to the combination last week of the blizzard and and the […]
Back in Colorado, gorgeous day. Did the usual route. ..bruce..
OK, I missed the last two days because of the blizzard that hit on Tuesday, leaving 6″ or so of “slushee” snow (Wednesday was mostly clear, but I would have spent most of the 11-mile route squishing through mud). So now I’m in Manhattan on business, and I walked from the the very south end […]
You think I’m kidding? Snow is falling, with wind gusts >30 mph. Nothing is sticking so far, but if I can trust the weather forecasters (who don’t have the best track record, frankly), we could see 6″ to 12″ of snow by tomorrow morning. Personally, I blame Bush. ..bruce..
I walked my standard 11-mile route clockwise today for the first time (up until now, I’ve been walking it counterclockwise). It’s like a whole new route: the up-and-down pattern is reversed, the ground underfoot is different, and the landscape when I look up is different as well. A couple of hills along the way seem […]
