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This is something I've wanted to write about for a long time, but it's hard to write about. Not because it's an emotionally difficult subject -- it's not, at all, for me. It's hard to write about because the typical responses to talking about this topic are so predictable and not helpful. If you talk …
Yesterday was the 86th running of St. Johns' biggest annual road race, the Tely 10. That's 10 miles not 10 kilometers, btw. Above are Jason and I just past the finish line with our finishers' medals. We covered the 10 miles (about 16K) in a non-record-setting 2 hours and 40 minutes. The winner made it …
Yes, I'm still plugging away at the Grand Concourse Trails project. Now that school is out I'm hoping to walk a lot of kilometres. As of this weekend I'm 11 weeks into the project and have walked almost 90 km. However I can't really call that 90/125 km because that 90k includes many parts of …
I have this thing with blogging lately where I want to write a post about something that's topical and timely and everyone is talking about RIGHT NOW, and then I think about it and real life takes over and by the time I finally post, it's not topical and timely anymore. As happened a couple …
This week I've covered a couple more Grand Concourse trails, one by myself and one with Jason and Max, taking advantage of some nice warm evenings we've been having. This afternoon, while Chris was at home making VERY LOUD MUSIC with a couple of friends, Jason and I escaped, along with Max, Emma, and one …
Continue reading "Grand Concourse, Week Five: The Adventure Continues …"
I promise, the Grand Concourse trails will not be the only thing I blog about this spring and summer, but right now I'm still finding them pretty intriguing. The good weather continued this week and allowed me, accompanied by various family members, to cover parts of several more trails. The longest walk this week was …
The first week of my plan to walk all the Grand Concourse trails in St. John's has gone extremely well, due to 1) being off work all week, 2) having unseasonably nice weather, and 3) that surge of enthusiasm that always comes at the beginning of a new endeavour. Max and I have gone on …
As you know by now, I love to set challenges for myself. Whether it's reading through the Bible in a year or walking the Tely 10, I find myself driven to do more and better if I've set some kind of arbitrary goal and a timeline in which it must be met. Some of them …
Seen these two pictures of fashion models? They've been making the social-media rounds (though the second one has been around for a couple of years). This is "plus sized" model Katie Halchishick, showing what changes would have to be made to her body if she wanted to look like a Barbie doll (she doesn't). And …
It's trendy these days to think and talk about "the power of Now" or "being in the moment," and you know, I really hate to be trendy. But I have to say that this is a powerful idea for me. It's eye-opening when I stop to realize how much of the stress, fear, etc., in …
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