carol is good at a lot of things, but something she is especially good at is travel planning. when we left belgium last may she not only booked us 20 nights of hotel stays in eight different cities and four different countries, she also found us interesting things to do and see as we took...
That sounds like fun! I had one night in Faslane, Scotland and never got far into town. Need to get back and look around some. I have always found Scots to friendlier than most. I will say that in the 70′s I got treated better in England in Uniform than I did in the States.
that first photo – the plaid socks caught my eye … i would love to have a pair!
Great post! Now I want to go to Scotland = )
Will, your writing never ceases to entertain me. I’m imaging trying to eat haggis and laughing out loud. Thanks for keeping the blog going.
Will, if you love Scotland, you still need to read the “Outlander” series by Diana Gabaldon. Love the blog.
I cannot believe a year has passed. I can still remember the feeling of the pipes rattling my soul.
re, you’re right, those socks are cool! the whole get-up is pretty wild. what do you think of the “broom”? that puts it over the top for me, ha.
a good friend asked me the other day how i was doing, and without much thought i answered that it was kind of like the conflict in afghanistan… the daily combat is dangerous, dirty, and sometimes it’s not clear if we actually got the bad guys, but it’s a war that has to be fought....
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keep it up brother. i’m glad you write this stuff down in the blog and i’m certain in the long run it’ll give others as well as you, great perspective on how far you’d come.
maybe it’s the NEXT visit to craig that you were thinking of… 
great shots! maybe the next time we can meet up in scotland… i’ve been really wanting to go for a while.
We’ve seen each other just twice since this happened…once just days after in the hospital in Lubbock and again this past January; the difference was astonishing… a little (okay – a lot!) overwhelming to me, really. You are very hard on yourself. I know you expect more, but your progress is nothing short of amazing! I SO look forward to seeing you in a few days and I’m guessing you will floor me again. Safe travels to you both.
it’s saturday and as usual my body is tired but i feel like i need to do some blogging. yesterday was another gnarly day at therapy; i literally spent an hour bending over and picking things up off the floor. we’re out of insurance and that’s how i’m paying my way at the wellness center....
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Ah. I miss Scotland.
I’ll have just a wee bit of that single malt. OK, maybe a bit more.
ft. william and the highlands hold dear memories for me. i got to see places no tourist has ever seen. it’s been 26 years, but i remember the mountains, the rocks, the moors, the bagpipes filling the air parading through ft. william, and the haggis and neeps. i’ve always wanted to visit again and just be a tourist…and check out the pubs 
Awsome pictures Will glad you sent them. Keep up the good work you are so determined and I know that with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ you will be able to get back where you were before your accident.
Take care and let me know if you need any help while in Denver.
od Bless
the only time i feel the pain is in the sunshine and the rain i don’t feel no hurt at all unless you count when tear drops fall i tell the truth except when i lie it only hurts me when i cry -dwight yoakam i’m sitting here in front of my computer thinking i’ve...
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you’re still you. maybe more so than ever before… maybe more aware of who you ever were and who you can be… maybe that is, or will be, the silver lining…
Damn it man. I am healing slowly but I am sleeping at night and can function. My pain was bearable and I am terrified of painkillers. I stuck with over the counter stuff that gave me no side effects and minimal reief. I cannot imagine what you are going through. The mental aspect alone has to take a monumental effort to deal with. Are you making progress in therapy?
just the fact that you recognize the dangers of becoming dependent on pain medication sets you apart from so many others. it may be a cliche, but what they say is true, what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. and from what i know from the past and what i’ve seen this past year, the new you that emerges from this will be phenomenal and a true inspiration.
man, you write and i feel… certainly not what YOU feel but since you’ve always had a way with words, i suspect the pain must be sharpening your pencil of conveyance.
thinkin of ya brotha.
Unbelievable wonder is a side affect of knowing you and the way you see life. Your blog inspires me to be like Will.
I love you brother
great to see the progress you had made since our last trip over. am glad we were able to come for c’s bday. keep strong and working hard.
Wilbur, In my experience there few things that can give you a singular focus and clarity of mind better that fear and pain. Not nagging fear or dull pain but that real in your face pucker factor fear and hot poker in the eye type of pain. Sounds like you have received both by the score as of late. Sorry for that! But for what it’s worth I agree with Carol that your even more so yourself and it has provided a sharpness and richness to your posts that I don’t think you are even aware of. It has transformed you into quite the Hemingway. Take that for what it’s worth but it leaves me looking forward to you next post. Know that we are actually living vicariously through you as hard as that may seem to fathom. You have the rare gift of time (yeah I know probably too much for anyone’s liking!), and the greater gift of the inclination to stop and smell the roses. We all want to make time to examine the world we live in in greater detail, to take it all in and roll it about in out brain pans for bit longer than we usually can afford to, but alas we are too caught up in our rodent races and the minutiae of our lives to stop and do so. So thanx for doing some of it for us, it really is providing a rare bit of escape from our grinds. Love ya man!
you’ll know. you’re too strong not to.
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