--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@...> wrote: > > Thanks for the update dear Emily, please take of yourself and promise me > that you will continue to read my posts first during that one hour - you > know me, I am needy like that and totally shameless to the boot in > demanding attention :-)
Forget it Ravi, old boy. I want Emily's undivided attention. You already have the advantage with your bad boy good looks and dashing devil-may-care demeanor. So give your elders a little space and compensate for me just a little. I've had a hard day dealing with that Barry character; we all have to put in our share of community effort to keep him in his place. Your turn tomorrow. > > Love, > Ravi > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > Hey Ravi. Thanks for the thought. Here is an update for you. I left FFL > > and jumped quickly into my waiting space ship, concealed in a pink, cotton > > candy cloud of the finest spun sugar, headed to a final, undisclosed, > > vacation location on a warm sandy beach, where I was intending to meditate > > peacefully on my next employment opportunity. Unfortunately, it turns out > > that I had not atoned for as many sins here as I had hoped and in fact, I > > may have banked a few more. I'm currently on trial for being a new-age > > version of a Rakshasa and expect to be sentenced to purgatory and many > > hours of service to others to atone for my sins. So...long story short, > > it'll be a little while. Now, I *am* an escape artist of the highest order > > (and kind of proud of that fact), but this time, thanks to having outed > > myself here on FFL, my jailers have asked not just the one GOD, but many > > Gods, to watch over me and make sure I tow the line. My ego is > > surrendering - too many gods, too little time. > > > > I am allowed an hour a day to amuse myself as I please. I have enjoyed > > yours and Obba's contributions of late. Obba, my love, stick around. Loved > > the Onion piece, Judy! Ann, I didn't get a chance to say goodbye as you > > were undoubtedly making your way through one fabulous museum or maybe > > gazing serenely up at Big Ben, if the London thing worked out, but thank > > you always for being your wonderful self. The bell tolls, they are calling > > me back. > > > > Love, Emily > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@...> > > *To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:46 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Backpacking --- Emily > > > > > > Welcome back Emily & Carol !!! > > > > > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 4:51 PM, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Carol: > > > > I grew up in the Northwest and backpacked most of my childhood - 15 years > > old. These were family trips with cousins ranging from mostly "long > > weekend" jaunts to a 2-week long trip in the high sierras at about 15. > > Then I took a long hiatus and left home for college and a wild ride > > through my 20's. Picked it up again with my kids and friends and did 3-5 > > day trips in the Cascade mountains. Have been on many of the hikes in the > > "100 hikes" book. I upgraded finally and bought all new lighter-weight > > gear, as "toughing it out" old-school became too much for me in my > > mid-40's. I don't like to feel like a mule any longer. Smile. > > > > Last summer I did 2 long camping trips (14 days and 10 days) on the WA > > coast and Utah, respectively, with long day hikes, but no backpacking. I > > love being out there though - I had to step back a few years ago as I had > > back and knee injuries from skiing to recover from. I hope to go again > > this summer. > > > > I've never hiked on the AT, but read the book "A Walk in the Woods" by > > Bill Bryson, which was humorous. > > > > Seventy-one miles is a great accomplishment; must have been a fabulous > > trip. Emily. > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Carol <jchwelch@...> > > *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:18 PM > > *Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Re: Backpacking --- Emily > > > > > > Hey Emily... > > > > Thought I'd bump this in case you missed it before. > > > > Cheers! > > ~Carol :) > > > > *********** > > > > Emily, you mentioned in another post that you backpack. > > > > Have you done much backpacking and where are some of the places you have > > backpacked? > > > > [...] > > > > **************** > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" wrote: > > > > > > Emily, you mentioned in another post that you backpack. > > > > > > Have you done much backpacking and where are some of the places you have > > back packed? > > > > > > I just started backpacking in 2009. I've always loved the woods and have > > been a day hiker all my life, but my health (in the past) kept from being > > able to back pack. Finally (at age 49) I was well enough to give it a go. > > > > > > I've only done a little bit and my longest trip was only 71 miles. I've > > done other short trips for a night or two. > > > > > > I live on the east coast in North Carolina, so the Appalachian Trail is > > in my back yard and I feel at home there. I have backpacked a small portion > > of the AT in New York. > > > > > > My high school dream was to thru-hike the AT some day. I got chronically > > sick at age 22 and was stuck in that chronic ill health for a few decades. > > > > > > But now my high school dream is alive again. I want to thru-hike the AT > > the year I turn 60 or before if life circumstances fall into place prior to > > the big six zero. But, I'm thinking I'll hike the upper half (Harper's > > Ferry to Katahdin) and then take a bus back to Harper's Ferry and hike the > > lower half (Harper's Ferry to Springer). So technically it may be just two > > giant section hikes with a week or so off in between. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
