The Quixotic Jedi

On Friday night I mentioned that Saturday’s hike would probably be a short one.  It wasn’t.  Here’s the story:
Let me begin with a digression, though:
All that stuff I talked about last week in my Inventory & Priorities posts – the things I’m looking to get out of moving toward my goals (emotionally, spiritually; that sense [...]

Well, I’m here.  At the Starbucks in Lake Placid NY.  I’m “checked in” at the hostel – which means I’ve picked up my key from the mailbox and claimed a bunk by putting my bag on it – and I’ve had dinner.  So what’s left to do except write to you, dear reader?
My mind keeps [...]

Saturday morning I’ll be hiking Whiteface and Esther Mountains in the Adirondacks.  They’ll be numbers 3 and 4 of 46 for my Adirondack 46ers patch.
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I wasn’t kidding when I put those last few posts together.  I’m getting a move-on.  It’s now 11:44 in the post meridian on Thursday night, and I’m heading [...]

The wrecking is complete, please continue the checking:
So I think that in my last post I basically covered numbers three and four of my prioritization process, but for the sakes of continuity, repetition and closure, I’ll cover them once more:
3.  After that, I’m going to put those groups into an order of priority – [...]

Please continue checking the wrecking; we’re almost there.
So I’ve made my list and I’ve organized it.  And here’s what I’ve got so far:
I’m leaving off the “Gig” topic for now.  There’s a lot to it that I need to spend more time researching and thinking about. Two of those points (Attorney & Teaching) involve an [...]

Wow.  What a solid weekend.  I spent it in the Adirondacks.  I’ve been talking about the Adirondack 46ers as my next hiking goal, and I got to climb two of the 46 peaks this weekend.
My friend Ed Pirone’s parents have a house up in Elizabethtown NY.  He invited me to come along on his [...]

Scott loaned me The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman, saying “It’ll change your life.”  I’m pretty sure he said that because the subtitle is “A Book That Changes Lives.”  Whatever.  I’m about fifty pages in right now.  I’ll let you know what I think when I’m done.  Millman definitely writes like an [...]

I’m taking the day off from work today.  It feels good.  I think I’m going to do fuck-all nothing.  I have appointments at 8 (AM – ugh), 2, and 3:30, for an oil change, haircut, and a tune-up for my meat suit, respectively.  In between, I might go shopping for some incense.  Most likely, though, [...]