Monday I left Savannah in a driving rainstorm and drove to Birmingham.  I planned to meet Chris, AKA Weekend Gynecologist, between 6:15 and 6:30 PM.  I thought I timed it perfectly, getting to his door at about 6:25.  But nobody was home.  So I got in my car to wait for him and check my email on my Android phone.  After a few minutes I wondered why ( Read more... )

My hands got cut up quite a bit at the Interhash.  It was sawgrass on Saturday, and oyseter in the shallow water on Sunday.  There's one gash on my little finger that may take a while to heal.

Sunday's trail was billed as the "Intracoastal Ballbruiser."  It involved swimming across about a one-eighths mile intracoastal waterway three times, and walking/wading through tidal grasslands with shoe-sucking mud.  Definitely a shiggy-lover's trail ( Read more... )

It makes a difference what the occasion is when you lay a hash trail.  Friday night there wete about 1500 people, so the trail had to be simple.  It was mostly a straight shot from the hotel area to the ON ON venue at Greyson Stadium.  Some folks ran, most walked.  I walked with friends to the beer stop at Forsyth park.  Then I linked up with ( Read more... )

Got to Savannnah about 3 PM yesterday, checked in, and ran the Okinawa pre-lube ( Read more... )

I didn't get on the road until 4:30 PM, then I had to fight rush hour traffic getting out of Pittsburgh.  But I managed to put in 350 miles before stopping for the night.

Already I'm violating my desire to do all my driving in daylight!

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In another week and a half I'll begin another driving trip across the USA, with stops in Savannah GA, Waco TX, Mountain View CA, and Boulder CO, and probably a lot of points in between. For past trips I've enjoyed sharing my adventures via my LiveJournal blog.

Everybody's on Facebook these days, and LiveJournal seems to be passe. But I really like ( Read more... )

Today is the second anniversary of Stefni's death. I lit a candle in her memory. A year ago I lit a candle for her while I was on my cross-country drive. Then it was painful for me to do so. Today the pain was a lot less ( Read more... )

I'm finally settled in. I spent a few hours today hanging pictures and finding a place for decorative knick-knacks. I've still got the second bedroom, which I'm using as a storage room, to organize, but at least my living space is the way I want it ( Read more... )