Returning from vacation is always tough on me. Due to Second Day Syndrome I’m having to force myself back into the gym routine. Rising at a reasonable time is a difficult because I’m stuck on staying up late the previous night. It’s just a bunch of different hurdles I have to clear in order to get back [...]

There are a lot of trails around Vancouver. I didn’t realize how many until I started going through the Vancouver-Clark Washington Parks & Recreation site. Whew, what a mouthful.
The original idea when I set out with Ivy tonight was to head over to one of the nearby trails and walk to the end, turn around, [...]

I’m new to the “road trip” routine and no one ever called me a great navigator. I’m learning, though. The trip down was brute force “take me to this location, GPS” and it felt really long when you were looking at a total mileage of 550 and counting down.
On the way home I thought I’d [...]

Our vacation is coming to a close. I have to say it was one of the most restful we’ve taken in a really long time. The high point for me is going to be those times when we were all sitting in Rich & Susie’s living room watching a flick or chatting and I’d just [...]

The last lake I’d visited growing up was Lake Havasu on a rescue mission with my dad to save my brother Wayne. He and some other family were on vacation and their vehicle had really broken down. I don’t remember much except it being really hot and not having proper swim attire and opting to [...]

This morning we woke up in Clearlake, CA in a little Best Western bordering a construction site.
The dozers didn’t wake me. I don’t think after driving 550 miles and getting in at 4:30 in the morning there would have been much that could have. It’s amazing how good a bed can feel when you’re that [...]

This morning I announced via twitter than I was down a belt loop. I really should have said it was half a belt loop, but I figured that needed more explanation than what I could cram into 140 characters.
There’s a point where I realize that my pants are falling down, usually on the side where my [...]

Over the last few days I’ve been thinking about this blog and its purpose. I figure one part of it is staying accountable for my weight loss and exercise. If I’m musing about it publicly, and start slacking, I figure one of my readers will jab me hard in the side and say, “hey you, [...]

The food situation on the road has definitely improved. With the lovely wife helping me pick up everything I’ll need through Wednesday afternoon I have more time to hit the gym and relax in the hotel.
When I was packing on the last 70 lbs I was running per-diem receipts totaling $40–50/day easy. This trip I’ll [...]

So far today has been shaping up nicely. Ivy woke me up chanting “pita pit” over and over. Today is Pita Pit’s grand opening here in Vancouver so of course we had to be their first one of their first customers. When we arrived there was a couple finishing up their meal already. How that’s [...]