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trick #27 for a happy outing....
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identify all variables that could lead to unhappiness
physical
mental
equipment
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write down ways to limit said unhappiness
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so, body wear and tear can be tested prior to the event
by visiting physical professionals
careful selection of kit
training body in...
now that we all on first name terms.....
i carried a deft little trowel;/ spade for digging said cat-holes
but as you say k-fun, the ground required a pick axe
so i soon dumped the hardware
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fession time
being in a city when it was time for a wee with no facilities in sight was no prob
(this...
while training, get to know your own walking speed
is it 4kmph, 5, 6 etc?
a common wrecker of pilgrimages is to walk with a group that is faster than you
(because they are fun / speak your language / are stopping at the same town / started at the same place blah blah)
more knees, hips, feet...
hmmm
i was thinking...
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if the churches opened bars near the cheap seats at the back
(strictly segregated to prevent the regular parishioners from inhaling tabacco smoke)
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no, this wont work
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but
maybe if the bars opened a prayer section
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maybe its not a good idea to start this
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Hallelujah
by Leonard Cohen
and made popular again by the cover by Jeff Buckley
better known as the Shrek Song
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the song was triggered by the bar owner with all the shells hanging from the ceiling on the vdlp
and he played some real retro music
as well as the music to slash your wrists to...
i dont own a bike - lets get that out of the way
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but
it must be the most hysterical feeling watching a pilgrim near-collapse at the terrifying sound of a bike whizzing past
i know this because i have almost had my legs collapse beneath me as a bike hurtles past
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if i did own a bike on the...
it never struck me that there was any other way
pilgrims = albergues
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on my rest days
i stayed in hostals to do proper washing, sleep in clean sheets and soak myself in a real bath
when i walked the vdlp in late summer
i only wore 2 x synthetic liner sox
and i carried a spare set of 2 x
which i changed mid-day when i stripped off my trail shoes
not a single blister in 40 walking days
and relatively not hot
autumn / fall on the vdlp meant starting to walk at 8 am earliest
it was pitch dark until then
and some days were long - i did 2 days of 50kms through navigational errors
so there was not much opportunity to be loitering with intent at any albergue
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and anyhow
my walking friend Hilde said her...
the quality of cocaine isnt what it used to be
as any fellow addict will know
the lifelong search is to achieve the high that the first shot produced
and it only ends when you admit you have no control over it
going forward is not the same as repeatedly going back
the author missed the point
he need not have harboured blood-thirsty thoughts
anybody knows that using your iPhone
you can download the app for confessions
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....As of February 2011, one widely publicized example was an "app" for the iPhone called "Confession: A Roman Catholic App".[2]
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most unpilgrimish........
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i lost my sense of humour with a guy who stalked me for a couple of days
and was all over me like a rash
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i explained that i sometimes needed a bit of personal space
and that while i did find his drinking stories amusing
i just didnt want to hear them as the sun was...
@Steve.Belfast
i understand the question
but i dont get it
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what you doin rushing from point A to point B
and then not wanting to be at point B when you get there
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