Monthly Archives: October 2017

Hiking Chimney Tops after the Great Smoky Mountains wildfire

Posted on October 30, 2017 by tischcaylor

Our first trip back to the Great Smoky Mountains since a wildfire destroyed the condos where our family has stayed the last 30 years was bound to feel strange.   After the fire last November that consumed 17,000 acres of … Continue reading →

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Racing in the neutral zone

Posted on October 23, 2017 by tischcaylor

“Pro-America,” read the bumper on the car ahead of me at a traffic light one day last week. “Pro-Freedom!” I wished I had one just like it, only with a third line at the bottom: Anti-Trump! A T-shirt would be … Continue reading →

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The horror of eating

Posted on October 16, 2017 by tischcaylor

Lola didn’t mean to bite Doc Ferriss Oxide. She’s famished, hasn’t eaten in a week, been pacing around her enclosure – or what passes for pacing when you’re a python – and on top of everything else, her eyesight’s not … Continue reading →

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Reeling in the years

Posted on October 9, 2017 by tischcaylor

The exercise I logged this weekend was hard to quantify: Without a FitBit, I had no real way of knowing how many miles I walked after parking the car on Friday night and using only my feet for transportation as … Continue reading →

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1 tiny change that’s made a big difference

Posted on October 2, 2017 by tischcaylor

“Writing is harder on my body than running is. I’m relaxed when I run. But when I write, I tend to hunch over my laptop, unconsciously flex certain random muscles, just basically distort my body into cramped, unnatural positions. Lately, … Continue reading →

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