It’s been over ten years ago, but I created a “100 Things to Do Before You Die List.” This was just before the movie The Bucket List was released so my title wasn’t as catchy. This wasn’t my own unique idea. I had read somewhere at the time that to start writing these ideas down […]
Today was the first official day for teachers, so Katie and I decided we needed to squeeze in a quick hike last night. It became a sort of scouting hike for another short beginner hike that we could do but it was also a little more. It wasn’t our normal have the best time and […]
Katie and I had been planning all summer a summer’s end hiking trip to Arkansas – her pick. She wanted to road trip to the Buffalo River and hike Hawksbill Crag. It wasn’t going to be a strenuous hike but just a couple miles. It was going to provide magnificent views. We were going to […]
So this morning we had our first “group” hike. And I have to say that if I hadn’t made the commitment and was going to be held accountable then I wouldn’t have made it out on my own. I was out later than normal for me and was hitting the snooze bar a few times […]
(I have) never followed anybody’s lead. I lived my own life. If I wished to ride a horse, or play a game of cards, or go wading in the creek with the children, I always did it. I never ruined my eyesight or racked my nerves to arrive at small perfections. I avoided rivalries and […]
