The Philosophy of Trail . . . according to I Blow
Step 1: Think like an FRB. (If you don't know how an FRB thinks, try being one at a hash at least once.)
Step 2: Think like a walker.(If you don't know how a walker thinks, try being one at a hash at least once.)
Step 3: Think like a boozer. (If you don't know how a boozer thinks, try being one at a hash at least once.)
Step 4: Think like someone with a dog. (If you don't know how someone with a dog thinks, try being one at a hash at least once.)
Step 5: Think like someone with a stroller. (If you don't know how someone with a stroller thinks, you're probably doing the world a favor.)
Step 6: Think like someone who's never solved a check before. (If you don't know how someone avoids solving checks, try being one at a hash at least once.)
Step 7: Think like someone who got lost on trail. (If you've never been lost, get lost.)
Step 8: Think like someone who's DFL. (If you've never been DFL, try drinking more, running less (or a lot more if you get stuck longcutting), and missing half of religion at a hash at least once.)
Step 9: Think like virgin. (If you've never been a virgin, something is seriously wrong.)
Step 10: Think like someone who shortcuts trails all the time. (If you've never tried shortcutting, try it at a hash at least once.)
Step 11: Don't think like a Hare. The hounds following you are not hares.
Step 12: Use twice as many marks as you think you'll need. (What happens when you multiply 1/2 a brain * 1/2 a brain * 1/2 a brain and so on for each member of the pack? Yeah, explains some things doesn't it...) (NB: A 57 hound pack has only 0.0000000000069% of a brain...)
If you follow these 12 steps and apply what you learn, not only do your trails stand a good chance of not sucking poop through a straw, but you'll also experience many more of the joys of hashing.
On-on,
I Blow