Personal UpdateCategory: Personal Update

My bike ride on the GAP trail and C&O canal tow path from Pittsburgh to Washington DC – Intro

11 February, 2024 (22:15) | Personal Update

I rode my bike from Pittsburgh to DC. I enjoyed the time alone, the time with others, the ups and downs (geographically and emotionally), the lessons, the tests, the process; the journey. I enjoyed – the journey. I’ve been trying to figure out how to write about it. I had to step away from the […]

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My experience biking the C&O canal towpath

11 February, 2024 (22:14) | Personal Update

Let’s cut to the chase and boil it all down. The C&O sucks. I hated it. I was caught off-guard and unprepared in many ways for it. The frustrations were unrelenting. I had to grow stronger, smarter, and more patient and tolerant of my own mistakes. That’s partially facetious and dramatic and partially deep truth. […]

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Help Josh (not?) embarrass himself.

27 April, 2013 (23:44) | Personal Update

Help.  I’m registered to run the Pittsburgh marathon’s 5k this Saturday, May 4th for The L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry.  Fact is, I’m terribly out of shape.  When I signed up, I didn’t know we’d be expecting another baby in November.  I didn’t know we would be moving into a new house.  I didn’t know we’d be getting […]

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So, I’m 30.

16 November, 2012 (12:01) | Personal Update

And I’m fine with that. Honestly, I do feel a huge sense of ‘next chapter’ in my life.  I’m not sure that it was very gradual either.  I’m feeling like I’ve drawn a line in my mind; “Here are the thoughts, actions, desires, and goals of what used to be, and on this side is […]

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Kallie in Cali – A lonely husband’s log – Day 6

26 December, 2011 (00:26) | Personal Update

Merry Christmas! Still doesn’t quite feel like Christmas without cold temperatures and some snow or frost.  I think there are less public decorations than normal too.  I haven’t noticed many street lamp signs or flags or trees or lights.  Maybe I just need to get out more. I got to sleep a bunch today.  I […]

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Kallie in Cali – A lonely husband’s log – Day 5

24 December, 2011 (21:05) | Personal Update

today was an emotionally draining day.  all is well though.  slept at my mom’s last night, woke up to return to the city around 10.  Brought a dolly back from my mom’s to help me wheel in the deep freezer i bought off craigslist yesterday.  I always told kallie that we can justify more freezer […]

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