Pants with thermals, multiple shirts and a heavy jacket, and a pair of heavy non-slick boots ensured he would have to face the biggest fear of his adult life, a locker room. While being a big guy, the several feet of snow and sub-zero weather forced Bernard to dress warm. ![]() Monday arrived, and that confidence began to evaporate. With any luck, his 6am meeting Monday would help it finally go down. The addition of meal prepping ensured there was always a nutrient packed option available with little effort required.įor the first time in years, Bernard was confident that the slowly increasing number on the scale would finally plateau at 320 pounds. All sweets and empty calories had been given a swift eviction from his kitchen. Some dietary supplements were showing good progress at minimizing his normal depressive tendencies that always lead to stress eating or the worst kind. While it’s true that Bernard had made this exact same claim in years past, all of them ending in failure, he’d managed to hold himself accountable thus far. ![]() Come hell or high water, he was determined to get his health back on track this year. “New year, new me” had officially become Bernard’s official motto over the last week. Continue reading “Abandoned Logging Camp” → How Men Should Smell While most of this couldn’t exactly be construed as bad changes, the dramatic change concerned James. On top of that, James couldn’t remember a single joke being told after that day. Cody had also stopped smoking weed with James and ceased watching porn on their high definition flat screen, things which had been a daily occurrence. Upon arriving back, he’d cleaned the apartment to near photogenic perfection before James returned home from work. One day after a solo hike, a hike they were making right now, Cody had left his normal jockular, messy, and easy going self only to return a different man. Yet, about a month ago a major change took place in Cody. Cody had to be the one person James knew better than anyone. Even in high school, they’d managed to get all of their electives and extra curriculars together. high, the two were always in the same classes. Starting in pre-school and all the way through the county’s jr. James had known Cody for as long as he could remember. The whole reason he was out here was to figure out the cause of the sudden change in Cody. ‘How good can this place be?’, James pondered to himself. Trust me, it’s worth it!” before returning to his nearly robotic walking, seemingly ignorant to the bitterly cold mud soaking his pants and shoes. He began to pant as the trail started to incline while the mud suctioned his boots, making every step a chore.Ĭody called out behind him, “Almost there. For once, James was happy he’d worn his thick rubber galoshes even if they made him look like a total geek for the sheer fact that his feet were safe from the cold mud. ![]() Continue reading “Worker Drone” → Abandoned Logging CampĪ light peppering of mist filled the air as James sloshed through the muddy dirt trail behind Cody, his best friend. Instantly, shattering glass brought Eiion to attention. That something was a tower of boxes he hadn’t yet tackled, and the disturbance caused the top box to fall. ![]() He was sorting through a box, loading the contents into various tool storage devices, when he bumped into something. Despite the cool weather outside, Eiion was sweating. While the garage was heated, the furnace only had two modes, on and off. It was the temperature that produced the degree of uncomfortableness. The work itself was fine, Eiion was a strong young man who knew his way around power tools. Understanding a lack of income was difficult, Eiion’s boss graciously offered him a few hours pay to clean up and sort through the tools in his garage. The real work would begin in a week or so when their next contract finally started. He was the most recent, and first, hire of a small construction contractor. Birds began their chirping as the grip of winter finally subsided.Įiion was uncomfortably working in the garage of his new boss. The gradually increasing temperature had already begun its annual jihad against the forces of snow, leaving a battleground of slush in its wake.
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