One rainy day while out training for the Camino…
“You don’t need to be out here walking in the rain, pilgrim. I know you are pious enough. Matter of fact, you’re already on my A-list. Why don’t you go on home and pour yourself...
Author: Jason
4 weeks out. Training, Planning, Psyching.
Great practice hike on a sunny Whidbey morning. Date: Mar 30, 2017 Distance: 14.01 km Duration: 2:21:50 After thinking and talking about this project for years, it is finally transitioning from the hypothetical to the real, not...
– As my excuses slowly fall away…
[final published version of this post. I promise! ] From a post on Camino Santiago blog: “For what it’s worth, last year, at dinner in Castro Urdiales (on the 12th day), I lost a bet (for...
Camino de Santiago is Go!
R/T Tickets to Paris purchased – Check! Train Ticket to St. Jean Pied de Port purchased – Check! First auberge reservation in Orisson – Check! Second auberge reservation in Roncevalle – Check! ...
Humanity from beginning to end in 3.2 million years
Two interesting texts describe humanity from both ends of the spectrum. Wanderlust , a History of Walking by Rebecca Solnet. 2001 In the early chapters, Rebecca explores anthropological research regarding the role of bipedalism in the...
Is it Sloppy or Efficient?
I recently read an an article on software development process that relates to common themes not only in programming but in problem solving in general. I didn’t agree with the author and commented on his article...