LEARN!

Right before I started the Don Bowers Memorial Race in Willow this weekend I got a Facebook message from my biggest fan and supporter, my wife Michele. It it said in part: “Never forget your dreams. Ineka and I are with you on the trail in spirit. LEARN!” After the race/camping trip with the dogs […]

The Daily Post: Optimist or Pessimist?

Today’s Daily Post topic is: Are you an optimist or a pessimist? As we travel though life we are often confronted with topics that we must decided on without hesitation. Those decisions define you, for better for worse. It is how you perceive the world and how others perceive you. It is often thought that […]

Recipe Rants: Produce

When I decided to start my new Recipe Rants category I quickly found out that I do not have most if not all of the ingredients that is needed to make a lot of the recipes. I will be the first to tell you that when I go shopping I never take an inventory of […]

Recipe Rants: Oils and Vinegars

When I decided to start my new Recipe Rants category I quickly found out that I do not have most if not all of the ingredients that is needed to make a lot of the recipes. I will be the first to tell you that when I go shopping I never take an inventory of […]

Mushing Down a Dream [Lyrics]

  It was a beautiful day, the snow beat down I had my parka on, I was mushing Trees went by, me and the dogs were singing Fast trails today, I was flying   Yeah, mushing down a dream, That I always thought would be The trail is a mystery, going where ever it leads […]

Recipe Rants: Perfect Rib Eye Steaks

Today on Recipe Rants I am looking for the perfect way to BBQ the perfect Rib Eye Steak and I think I found it on YouTube! I fancy myself as a lover of BBQ and a connoisseur of steak. I think this will make any man’s mouth water. Check it out! What are your favoirte […]

Race Prep 3

In the on again, off again world of long distance sled dog racing where we are at the mercy of Mother Nature–and sometimes human nature, but more on that in a sec… The Don Bowers 200 Memorial Race was almost cancelled yesterday (1/26). We have had a bit of snow over the past few days […]

Do You Want to Live Forever?

Today’s Daily Post topic is: Do you want to live forever? My answer is a quick NO. I am a firm believer when it is our time to go we should be allowed to go. No medical experiments, un-necessary treatments, living wills or waiting for tomorrow. We don’t know if tomorrow will ever come. Do […]

Race Prep 2

Race Prep 2 Yesterday (1/25) was a busy day at the dog yard. After we fed the dogs and unloaded the truck and trailer of gear from this past weekend’s Serum Run shakedown that my kennel partner took part in, it was time for setting up the drop bags for this weekend’s race. After the […]

If I were stranded on a deserted island…

Today’s Daily Post topic is: If I were stranded on a deserted island… Well one thing is for certain, if I were stranded on a deserted island the LAST thing I would do is break out my; What Would Gilligan Do? survival guide. I would love to travel in style like the Howells did on […]