more updates, and other stuff

two Sunday evenings ago i learned of this guy Carl Meltzer, a native of NH, who is attempting to set the speed record for completing the AT. He has since given up that goal (secondary to actue anterior tibialis tendonitis secondary to trench foot), but is still running the trail. Check in on his progress and blog updates at http://www.whereskarl.com/. It has been fun tracking his progress. As I write, he is in CT.

Last year at this time i was obsessed (sp?) with climbing. couldn't read enough about it, checked sites daily, looked at pictures from climbing sites around the world....THIS year it is Adventure Racing.
Yep. A bit insane i am.......
Have been checking a site from South Africa mostly. Pretty neat to read about stuff happening in such a far away land that still speaks the same language...... http://www.ar.co.za/

what else.....Mike started 10th grade today, and Zach is now in middle school (6th grade).
Bryce is as crazy as ever. Tracey is tied up in a crazy situation with new daycare parents. Will she ever get a break?????

peace, yo.

update

wow. just noticed that it has been quite some time since i posted. you probably already know that weeb fell along the hike and broke her right distal radius. (the big bone in her forearm that is on the wrist side). yea, we were both pretty upset by it. don't worry, kiddo...the trail will still be there next time. we'll just pick up at middlebury gap!!!

let's see...what else? Mame passed away peacefully. Mom and Dolly went down to FL to refresh, recharge, and relax. Weeb went camping along the Maine coast. T and I finished mulching the new garden in the back yard. B has coxsackie virus, which he likely got from one of the daycare kiddos. hey, it happens. for more info, go here
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/hfhf.htm)

presently i am sitting out on the deck, sipping some OJ. i am on call tonight, so OJ is about as strong as it gets. T had asked me to drain one of the pools, but then i had to lay with B to get him to settle, which of course made ME settle and knocked me out for about half an hour. the pool has been draining for almost 20 mins, but doesn't seem to be getting lower. ah, patience......

so now you are mostly caught up.

M and Z are with mimi and poppie in Hampton Beach. Been there since Sunday, will be coming home (i believe) tuesday night. we haven't seen z for almost 2.5 weeks. M has been gone for 10 days (by the time he gets home), so it will be really nice to have the whole family back again, if only for a while. i am certain that M will be off and running.

ok, off to surf. take care!!!

peace, yo!

Lunch stop an hour ago.

Lunch stop an hour ago. N 43 49.927 W 072 57.627 Now just crossed brandon gap. All a-ok.

N 43 42.773 W 072

N 43 42.773 W 072 51.706 First rest stop. No rain yet!

He needed a shoulder to cry on!

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GPS can only tell you so much....

Oops!

Those of you in the know know that if you turn onto Mascoma St. from Mechanic Street, you must go under a relatively LOW CLEARANCE train bridge.
It seems that these people did not do a route-recon before they sent their book-mobile to the hospital for their book fair. When I was getting to work, I couldn't make my typical left hand turn....this truck was wedged under the bridge.
So much for TOM-TOM......

Future development

APD is planning to expand their capacity to house elderly, wealthy people behind APD. The 'plan' is moving forward to allow APD to have credit or collateral so that APD can expand the hospital space and move forward to better serve the community. Or is some CEO just trying to leave a legacy????