Allow me to introduce you to the latest in a series of Colt's… companions. Vegetable. Cucumber, to be exact. This kid… Last Saturday, Colt and I went with my sister Becky to the Fayetteville Farmer's Market to find a dog. Becky had been talking to the Humane Society of the Ozarks about a specific dog [...]
Archive | July, 2011
Yosemite – Summer 2011
Finally, right? We’ve been home a week now and I’ve had time to sort through and edit photos, and I’ve even received photos from a few other members of our hiking group – which I love! You’re probably already aware of my ‘the more the merrier’ attitude about pictures. But I’ve enjoyed reliving our trip [...]
Yosemite – 2011
Yosemite: July 2011 – Trip Report Monday, 11 July 2011 Gotta love flying west. Jeff and I left XNA around 1pm, flew to Sacramento via Denver and arrived around 5pm that afternoon. Just in time to get in a rental car and head for the hills. Our goal was to get to the park before [...]
Get busy livin’ or get busy dyin’.
I watched a piece on ESPN today about the Make-A-Wish Foundation's attempt to bring a smile to the face of leukemia-stricken Brendan by arranging a meet-and-greet with Landon Donovan, his favorite soccer player. Even during the short snippet on SportsCenter, Brendan's positive spirit and inspiring story were undeniable. This little boy has every right to [...]
We’re back!
Well, we made it. 40+ miles of hiking in 4 days. Those of you tuned in to Facebook and/or Twitter know that I reentered the world of social media with a bang as soon as I stepped back into any semblance of cellphone signal on Friday. What can I say? I missed you. I was [...]
