Here We Are
December 8, 2021
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A brief poem about stupidly going with the flow of angry, obsessed people as we plunge headlong blindly to what future?
John Atkinson
Lakengren and the case for sidewalks everywhere
December 3, 2021
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We spent the week of October 17th visiting in a gated community outside of Eaton, Ohio called Lakengren. Built around an awesome 240-acre lake of the same name.
It was a great place to walk, and I learned about sidewalks
Part 4: Went For a Walk And Never Came Back
December 1, 2021
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I slipped out the door, for a short little walk.
All by myself, there was no need to talk,
the power of silence, the sound of the wind,
in the absence of people, to follow my whims.
And so I walked onward, day after day,
and slowly my sickness just melted away.
JA
What About The Cahokia Mounds?
November 15, 2021
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Cahokia is the greatest example of Mississippian Mound Builder culture. This was once a teeming metropolis of 13 0 18 thousand people, about the same population as 13th century London.
Part 3: Dietary Mythos
November 12, 2021
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I stepped off prepared with everything I knew about diet and exercise. Which is to say, Not much and much wrong. Starting with all fat is bad and a calorie is a calorie. I began to chart a course away from dietary fictions.
Part 2: Fat, Sick & Triggered
November 3, 2021
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June 2014 was when my journey towards health started in earnest following a series of awareness triggers. Triggers that led me in a direction of whole-self, or holistic, transformation where weight loss became the happy side effect of overall wellness gain.
Gateway Arch National Park
October 29, 2021
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Visited the Gateway Arch National Park on the way south. This was also my first time in St Louis, Missouri., and didn’t get to do any part of SL but that. And it was awesome.
Closing the Campsite at Lake Williams
October 27, 2021
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Lake Williams gave us a beautiful send-off with a solid week of gorgeous days filled with vibrant colors as we head south for winter. Kong walks and ponders with a few photos to mark the passage of the week.
Part 1: Long Story Short
September 17, 2021
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From June 2014 to June 2016 I went from 290 lbs to 180 lbs, seven medications to no medications, and sedentary hermit life to the lifestyle and activities of my dreams. Here’s the story (gloss overview).
On Walden Pond
March 24, 2021
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A walk about Walden Pond and a visit to the bean field, cabin site, grave and mind of Henry David Thoreau and the ponderings of the saunter.
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Healthy Eats
Blueberry Superfood Glue
Blueberry Glue is a great quick power breakfast that is nutritionally balanced with 22 grams of protein and 13 grams of fiber from yogurt, blueberries and superfood goodness.
Hiking Trails
Upper Hop River Trail
Which doesn't go by the Hop River. That's on the other side. Heavily Trafficked rail trail running from Manchester to Willimantic.
Valley Falls Town Park
Valley Falls is a municipal park in Vernon Connecticut with great hiking trails along both sides of a river.
Wildflowers
Wildflowers of Buckingham Reservoir
This hike was an exploration of wildflowers at Buckingham Reservoir in South Glastonbury Connecticut in June of 2017. Numerous species of flowers could be seen.
