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#180332 - 10/21/13 02:27 PM O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article!
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Hello all! I thought I would just start one thread for all of these so I'm not clogging up the forum with multiple threads.

Here are the last couple of O'Mail Blog Entries:

FSI: From The Skin In (Rough Draft -- DO NOT PUBLISH!)
http://omails.blogspot.com/2013/10/fsi-from-skin-in-rough-draft-do-not.html

The Power Of Cheese
http://omails.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-power-of-cheese.html

Hope you enjoy them!

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#180336 - 10/21/13 06:44 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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goodjob Jester. Nice to know my better half is ahead of the curve on the inside. They cut out her appendix years ago saving from what I can gather a whopping 4 1/2 grams (about 1/6 of an oz.) cool

Careful with all that cheese man, you may be packing a sack full of gall stones inside weighing you down. On the bright side though, when they go in for those little buggers they may also lighten you up by cutting out your gall bladder as well. That's a near 2 1/2 oz. weight reduction. wink And that doesn't count the surgery induced weight loss program you will benefit from after getting sliced open like a slab of beef. shocked

Joking aside I enjoyed it. I like a cheddar, so sharp it turns my tongue numb.

jimmyb


Edited by jimmyb (10/21/13 07:22 PM)

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#180348 - 10/22/13 02:43 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: jimmyb]
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Originally Posted By jimmyb
Careful with all that cheese man, you may be packing a sack full of gall stones inside weighing you down. On the bright side though, when they go in for those little buggers they may also lighten you up by cutting out your gall bladder as well. That's a near 2 1/2 oz. weight reduction. wink And that doesn't count the surgery induced weight loss program you will benefit from after getting sliced open like a slab of beef. shocked

Joking aside I enjoyed it. I like a cheddar, so sharp it turns my tongue numb.

jimmyb


I like the way this man thinks.

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#180479 - 11/03/13 01:04 PM O'Mails Hiking Humor -- Ask A Thru-Hiker [Re: Jester]
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New O'Mails Blog article!

Ask A Thru-Hiker: Lint's Favorite Gear

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#180720 - 11/13/13 10:48 AM O'Mails -- How To Counteract the "Wild Effect." [Re: Jester]
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Topical, but probably not actually helpful.

How To Counteract The "Wild Effect."

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#181526 - 12/28/13 02:20 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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Heven't written one of these in a while. Hope you enjoy it!

Trip Report: Winter Backpacking With Matthewski


Edited by Jester (12/28/13 02:20 PM)

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#181665 - 01/02/14 03:20 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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Not a full entry, but just some graphics I made over the past year. Enjoy!

A Few Images From 2013 . . .

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#181710 - 01/05/14 10:13 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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Hello and Happy New Year!

Here's the first O'Mails blog post of 2014!

Things Hikers Sometimes Do, Chapter Two: Hitchhiking (With Helpful Hints)

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#182917 - 02/14/14 02:30 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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Just a quick something for Valentine's Day!

A Hiker's Valentine . . .

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#182926 - 02/14/14 11:03 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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shocked Yikes...no problem...just switch your water bottle to the right side of your pack, that should do it.

jimmyb

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#183194 - 02/24/14 04:25 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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Here's the latest entry, with a bit of humor and a whole bunch of deliciousness:

Trail Magic For Home: Oreo Truffles

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#184181 - 03/30/14 12:28 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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#184339 - 04/07/14 04:40 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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#186150 - 07/14/14 01:48 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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This is actually a video rather than an article, but it's a funny story:

NOT Trail Magic: Gazelle's Hitch Story (NSFW)

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#188687 - 01/21/15 02:52 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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Hello all! After a long break, I'm restarting the humor blog. Here's the latest. Hope you like it!

"Wild" Debates About PCT Overcrowding (Part One)

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#188688 - 01/21/15 05:18 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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Thanks for the new post!

I've read each of them as you posted. I wanted to comment to sucker you into continue posting more blog entries. I love 'em all.

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#188691 - 01/21/15 10:20 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: BZH]
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Hahaha! Thank you, BZH! Glad you like them!
I had to stop for about eight months for personal reasons, but I'm back on that horse -- more on the way!

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#188850 - 02/01/15 12:24 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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#189031 - 02/11/15 02:02 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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#189580 - 03/08/15 09:29 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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Back to the AT for this one . . .

Appalachian Trail: The Sheltered Life

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#189710 - 03/17/15 02:36 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! [Re: Jester]
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Hello!
Two entries here, the first is a (hopefully somewhat funny) recipe for Trail Magic.

The second is a graphic I made after packing for my hike while watching a Batman movie.

Trail Magic Recipes For Home: Jack's Apple Cake

Perhaps this is a woman you don't fully understand either . . .

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#191968 - 09/21/15 09:20 PM Re: O'Mails Hiking Humor -- New Article! Finally! [Re: Jester]
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Hello all!
I was off thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, but I finished and now I'm back in front of a computer. Booooo!

Anyway, here, finally, is a new O'Mails humor article.
Hope you like it!

"Bear Selfie" Issue Spreads To The Continental Divide Trail

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#192132 - 10/01/15 11:01 AM Night Hiking To Mars! [Re: Jester]
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Hey everybody!
Two things --
first, I've changed the name of the blog, which would screw me search-engine-wise if my blog was the sort of thing people actually searched for.
It's now called "Night Hiking To Mars."

More importantly, there's a new post!
How To Help Jester Love Backpacking

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