It has been over a month now and I am still nursing myself after knee surgery. Friends tell me to go slow but I am typically in a hurry. After reading Goggins book I think I have it pretty good. …
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Bookish Weapon Number Seventy-One
David Goggin’s new book Never Finished is a real bookish weapon! His mindset is outstanding and his ability to withstand pain is unmatched. If you read his first book, “Can’t Hurt Me,” you will have a …
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Go Hiking But Have A Plan B
As I write this I am wearing a leg brace. This last Tuesday I had knee surgery. Hiking starts in March and I think I should be good to go by then, but if for some reason I am not then I will need a …

Go Hiking And Endure Or Not
I know what you’re thinking! He’s going to tell me I need to endure the hikes even if I am sick and tired or over trained. If I had written this a year ago, I would have said you were dead …

Go Hiking And You Won’t Regret It
Actually, there was one hike that I regret. Maybe it wasn’t so much the hike itself, but the fall I took. It was on a hike up to Camp Muir on Rainier. Camp Muir If you haven’t done this hike, I …
Bookish Weapons

Bookish Weapon Number Seventy
One of my earlier book summaries was of a Lee Child book. It was, of course, a Jack Reacher book. Reacher is the hero I like to experience every Fall when the new book arrives. I have read all of Mr. …

Bookish Weapon Number 69
Cameron Hanes runs up mountains to train himself to be the best bowhunter in the world. He likes to hunt far away from the typical hunting grounds in places that are hard to reach unless you’re in his …

Bookish Weapon Number Sixty-Eight
Daniel H. Pink has written a book called, “The Power of Regret.” If you are like me, I bet you didn’t think there was anything good about regret. I think we are right if regret is isolated. Pink …