During many of the segments of the walk, I discovered objects that had found their way to the edge of the road. I stopped to capture...

Other than "Why 100 miles?" I have been asked an assortment of questions about the walking, my physical condition (including about being...

All day, I have wrestled with how I feel about finishing the 100 miles. People have often asked whether I would be happy not to have to...

It is an old joke: "I used to be in good shape. Then I started running." During the past six days, I have been told as I am leaving to...

From the beginning of today's walk, I felt connected to Julian. Not far from the start at Noblesville's Hazel Dell Road, the Midland...

John and Marsha Rae Ratcliff, two great people and terrific friends, have mentored Innovation Symposium students since the beginning of...

Okay, the first half of the title isn't exactly true; it just rhymes. While today's walk went very well (great company, 10 degrees cooler...

If you live in central Indiana and have not made your way to the Nickel Plate Trail at Peru, you really should. It is a well-maintained,...

On the day of surgery, Julian and Sue gave me a Bill Bryson book called On the Road to Little Dribbling. You might think it is kidney...

Despite the fact that I haven't yet walked an official mile, many nice folks have already made donations, registered with the Indiana...

We're an intriguing society. We will pay $10. or more (not including the popcorn) to watch films full of violent deaths; the more...

The last (and only) time I ran the Indy Mini, most of my students hadn't yet been born. Their parents were likely still in high school...

If you have ever been even the slightest bit cynical about American politics and politicians, Julian Ridlen could make you reconsider....

This confession is for all of my students/previous students who think that my legs never ache and that I never get tired when I'm...

To keep a promise. I turned 60 this year. I'm a living kidney donor. There is always something to prove. The teaching never stops. I like...