Depression

“don't got your e-mail addy”

“YGM”

“pepsis, you and i need to get together for a trip. perhaps we can lift each other up. after all there are not many TTrs in the state of CA.”

“ain't that the truth? I hear Anza Borrego is pretty incredible. You ever been?”

“nothing yet.....”

“check your junkmail... it's from my work address. They block personal e-mail sites”

“Got it....”

“Careful Pepsi, X may sen d you some nude photos”

“ha! they'd never get through the e-mail filter.

(note: that's not an invitation to try. haha)”

“i've been to many places in the anza borrego, it's probably blooming now. when should we go?”

“pepsis, give me your email addy and maybe we can set up a trip. i am coming into tax money sometimes next month.”

“I sent you mail at the address in yuor profile... it might've gont to junkmail”

“feeling a hell of a lot better today - tamiflu and 10 hours of sleep really help to improve one's outlook on life. Plus, this nightmare project got pushed back a couple days, giving me some breathing room. And Joshua Tree is back on for the weekend. Awesome.”

“Oh crap..dude the Flu will screw up everything. I was a bit worried because you are a pretty tough dude. Good to hear you are better.”

“thanks, yeah, still kicking. Feeling better enough to be estimating how much extra weight a mini-keg will add to my pack this weekend, so I'd say pretty good”

“and then I get 2 pieces of great news today...

my grand canyon permit for June was accepted, so I'll be going there from the 16th till the 12st

AND

my dad's sister did some geneology thing and apparently I'm partially descended from pirates. So, that's pretty fncking awesome”

“Are you going back in time or do you mean 21st? Just kidding, I got it.”

“Are you gonna wear the puffy shirt Pepsi?

”

“That means you're going to get a peg leg! Cool!!!!”

“tell you what, you find me a wicking puffy shirt and I'll wear it the entire trip”

“I got $32 and you just got fvcked!



"Made from thick & rich Rayon Viscose fabric, the shirt is made for several uses & will last for many years. The shirt is Machine Washable."

http://www.goldendwarf.com/products/seinfeld-puffy-shirt-1”

“I'll wear it - you win!

Last rim to rim, I got my friend the famed Three Wolf Moon t-shirt as a gag gift, and he wore it the whole trip”

“LMAO. And then at night you can play goth choir boy like in the pic.”

“Nigal's modeling it for us!”

“Not for me he ain't”

“Sorry I keep remembering the "Pirate" episode of South Park....greatest line of the show was the Navy snipers taking aim and the Captain says,"Remember don't shoot any of the white ones."”

“i went hiking yesterday. i took some pics, with my camera phone, LOL! so far i've transferred one and it came out very well. i'm going to transfer the rest soon and show a few.

between last september's torn calf muscle which is still slightly sore, and the two almost bleed outs which have left me pretty anemic, i was slow on the trail. i have to work on this. i'm going to buy some ferrous gluconate and double it for a month. and i need to hike regularly, i just don't know where.”

“it's hard to take a pic with a camera phone. i can't see what i'm taking, the screen is too small and too dark to see what i'm taking a pic of. i just point my camera in the right direction and pray that it takes what i am seeing.”

“I'm sure there is no need to push too hard with that calf. I suggest that you do as I do, start real slow and just build up slowly. It always works for mej.

BTW, I don't need to see any more pot-holes. There are enough right here in the neighborhood. But some more pictures of you would be great.”

“here you go, not the best pic of me ever, but now you get to see me with long hair. tonight i'm going to go red again.
”

“oops, SHORT hair. bummer, i thought the edit feature was working, it did the other night, what gives?”

“You're looking good, real good.

Thanks again for your picture.”

“thank you nowslimmer. i suddenly feel prettier! took me 7 shots to get a decent one, LOL!”

“gojo-likes.”

“i'm glad gojo, i like to make what people like. i'll drop a few more pics in, just the ones that are half way decent. i feel good today, i'm almost afraid to jinx it by saying so.

















”

“Very nice pix”

“thank you nimble. next time i'll try and remember my camera, much easier to work with instead of the phone.

how are you today?

i'm about to fry up some chicken. i like to cut up pieces and fry them with olive oil in herbs/spices and have them on hand in the fridge for whatever i feel like making during the week. so, garlic, rosemary, thyme, pepper, and then i add the salt at the end when it's all finished. otherwise the salt takes out all of the juices and it's not tender.

it makes great quesedillas, chicken burritos, chicken soup, chicken salad, etc.”

“Yes-Yes, good idea with the chicken!
I always keep large flour tortillas on hand for left over stuff like chicken.

You do look good, Pammie Dear.

I thought The Real Nimblefoot was hittin' the Appalachian Trail.

Hoo eez deese impostor ??”

“hey MarkO, nice to see you again!

i'm soooo hungry right now. half the chicken is defrosted and cut, i'm going to work on the other half soon.

hey, did i tell you guys that i dyed my hair red again last night? i did!”

“You know what they say?

Red heads deliver what blonds merely promise.

Uh.......its not like.......blood red, is it?”

“i don't know how to describe it, but that would definitely NOT be it. the package says spiced tea.”

“my chicken is nearly done and then i will make chicken burritos! it smells so good in here.

and soon i will build a fire too, the rain outside is cooling it down.”

“I'm fine, thank you for asking.

MarkO, I leave Tuesday, driving to Madison for a couple days and flying from there to Raleigh on Saturday. I'll be hitting the trail ooa 3/7, burying a body on 3/8 and hitting my stride on 3/9. My daughter, not-quite-son-in-law, their dog and my cat just left after fixing me an early birthday dinner. The barn and garage are locked, rifles are in the truck for transport to a safer place at my brothers with the flat screen to follow Tuesday a.m. Life is good and getting better.”

“don't you wish, nimble, that there was a title for a future son in law? i do. my daughter's fiancee` is very much a part of our family, has been for years. i can't way for the wedding in may!”

“Good to go, Nimblefoot.

Be sure to give me a holler when you approach Merryland.
You will always have a warm place to squat with me.”

“lol!”