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A few days ago, driving in the car, Truman suddenly asks the following question: “Hey dad! If God is standing on the ground, can a bee fly over His head?”
Gulp. Our little philosopher. For the record, my answer, which seemed to satisfy him, was “Only if God wants it to.”

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I remember when the 3.2 mile loop wasn’t quite so easy. Today it seemed to cruise right by. My time hasn’t really gotten any better, but somehow the run itself seemed easier. Sans Frodo, of course.

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Ran the long route again today. Went pretty well, got real sweaty. I guess that’s good. I’m thinking of stepping up .3 mile to this route next time.

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From the October ‘05 issue of Outside Magazine:

I was attempting an unsupported solo trek to the North Pole in 2000. The first day, my sled slipped into the sea and I had to reach into the water to get it. My left hand was gone after that, so I held my stove with my mouth [...]

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Now that Tru’s got his scooter schtick down pretty good, he’s looking to upgrade to a bike without training wheels. Today he asked me to take the training wheels off his bike so he could ride a two-wheeler. I complied and we tried it out. He’s actually pretty good, but doesn’t have quite the confidence [...]

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Tru learned how to ride a two-wheel scooter today. Check it out (3.2mb .mov). In order to keep the file size small-ish, I chopped the framerate down a bit so the vid looks a little choppy. Probably a better way, but I’m still figuring out iMovie.
Anyway Tru’s been kinda working on the scooter for a [...]

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