Archive for June, 2008

RAISING AWARENESS

Posted Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

Just about two weeks ago, my wife and I attended a local “NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) Walk” here in Indianapolis. Just a 5K walk, it was not intended as any sort of competitive event, but rather a chance for people to come and show support for raising awareness about depression and other mental [...]

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Posted Sunday, June 15th, 2008 at 8:59 am

Today is once again the day when we celebrate and pay tribute to our fathers. As I continue to get older (I’m currently 38), it really is interesting to me how I view things much differently than when I was younger. I have mentioned in previous messages how it has hurt and been difficult over [...]

DENALI REFLECTIONS

Posted Thursday, June 12th, 2008 at 10:23 pm

I am now approaching three weeks being back home from my second attempt of North America’s highest mountain, Denali. This time has mostly been spent trying to fully recover from what ended up being a good case of bronchitis — my doctor called it “a complete depletion of my immune system.” In addition to getting [...]

MT. McKINLEY PHOTOS

Posted Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 at 9:10 pm

Joe is home now and has spent the last two weeks recovering from bronchitis and getting back to work. He is still finalizing his 2008 Mt. McKinley expedition reflections, which we’ll have posted soon. In the meantime, we’ve got a few photos from the expedition to share. Please click on the “Photos – Mt. McKinley [...]