I competed in an early season triathlon on Sunday. Guess what the winner did immediately after crossing the finish line? He lit up the grill to cook hot dogs for the rest of us. Wow. What a guy. The warm, free food sure was nice. You see, the weather didn’t quite cooperate for the race. Continue Reading
The Minimalist Guide to Stress-Free Holiday Weekends
We just had a holiday weekend. Did yours go something like this: heavy traffic out of town (stress), packed destination, lines and long waits (stress), crowds, and a traffic jam on the way home (stress)? I’ve experienced many holiday weekends where everyone in town tries to go out of town. And it feels like they’re all going where you planned to go. That’s why my husband Continue Reading
Why Some People Think I’m Crazy
Have you ever had one of those moments of great personal insight? Well, I had one yesterday. This week I joined my husband on his business trip to Door County, Wisconsin. Door County is a peninsula extending 70 miles north into Lake Michigan. I have a deep fondness for the Great Lakes, especially Lake Michigan. We had a few hours free between obligations, so we decided to Continue Reading
Alone in a Tent, or Am I?
There is something in my tent. I know there is. For two nights now, that soft scratching noise has come from that corner of the tent. That corner just happens to have the supposedly empty stuff sacks the tent was packed in, all jammed inside the largest stuff sack. I look anxiously at the bags. Yes. The sound is definitely coming from there. Wait. Did the bag just move? Is Continue Reading
Spring Rain from an Appalachian Canopy
Spring is a time of pure primal joy. I can’t help but feel the energy of everything coming back to life after a long winter slumber. It courses through the very center of my being and makes me want to skip along with my arms outflung, face and chest presented joyfully to the sky. Even the rains are part of the joy. Have you been outside during a spring rain? The light Continue Reading
