Taking A Walk

by Dwayne Phillips Sometimes when on the road it seems that my legs have forgotten how to walk. They move one at a time and propel me forward, but something isn’t right. Actually a lot of somethings are not right. Something hurts – a blister on the heel of this foot, a blister between the […]

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by Dwayne Phillips I suppose I should have written this post much earlier in the blog as it relates to what is where. We are walking U.S. Route 11 from North to South, at least that is way it is in theory. In reality, Route 11 goes from the northeast to the southwest. Often, we […]

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by Dwayne Phillips Another often-asked question is, “what is your day like?” A typical day, hour by hour wake 06:30 breakfast Do my Tech blog from the motel room (if the WiFi access is working) Bible reading 08:00 pack, load the car, checkout, drive to starting point 08:30 start walking 15:30 stop walking drive to […]

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by Dwayne Phillips While walking, we generally know where the “towns” are along the way. We do have maps and Google maps and those things. Still, while on the road I wonder how far or close or whatever the next town might be. Another question in my mind is, “what is in the next town?” […]

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by Dwayne Phillips Okay, what is the most popular business in America? We have seen plenty of car and truck repair places on the road. Other frequent businesses are: gas stations yard sales flea markets tractor supply stores But what is the most popular national franchise business? The fast food places like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Taco […]

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by Dwayne Phillips I have mentioned Hunt Brothers Pizza a couple of times. This is a franchise that supplies a store with a small pizza oven and pizza-making supplies. We have seen many gas stations along Route 11 that serve Hunt Brothers Pizza. They have a sign in the window or on the building the […]

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by Dwayne Phillips The third most asked question about this taking a walk is, Why are you doing this? One big answer comes on the afternoon of October 30th (just one example of many I could give). The sky is clear blue, the sun is shining brightly in its low-in-the-sky autumn position. I am walking […]

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by Dwayne Phillips Instead of walking into Georgia, we drove back to Northern Virginia. An early morning e-mail from my oldest son informed us that he and his wife were at the hospital with her in labor. She gave birth to a healthy boy – James Timothy Phillips. The new mother is also in excellent […]

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by Dwayne Phillips I have mentioned Community Coffee a couple of times this week. This is a Louisiana brand of coffee that started in Baton Rouge about 90 years ago. Both our families drink it at home in Louisiana. Some of the Community Coffee is made with chicory blended in with the coffee. That is […]

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by Dwayne Phillips I visited the dentist yesterday. All is coming along as planned (by the dentist). Insert you favorite Dentist joke here. Laugh a minute and continue reading. Actually, I have very pleased with me dentist. He is simply good at being a dentist. He knows where to stick the needle and how to […]

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