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T-minus 74 Days

School is in its last nine weeks. Which means not long past that is … (duh duh DUH) my Canada bike trip!!!

Seventy-four days from now, to be precise.

Seventy-four. That sounds like a long time. Whew! I still have time to prepare.

It’s a little scarier to think that’s a little over two months. No, no, no! I’ll stick with the 70+ number for now!

There are thirty-three days until I turn 40. That feels like it’s coming up fast.

My study hall class has been held in the cafeteria since testing has be

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Black Cheetah

This patio felt damn long this morning.

This morning I met a friend for coffee. I got my bike together and out the door. I was riding down the road when I realized I’d left my bike lock behind. I turned around and went back to get it.Read More »Black Cheetah

The Next 50 Miles

I slept relatively well that night. I woke up a few times, like I always do. But overall I woke up feeling refreshed. Sore, but still refreshed.

I accidentally left my alarm on my phone, so that partially woke me up at 6 a.m. It was the birds that ultimately pulled me out of bed. They were surely expressing their delight at a new day. I wondered if they couldn’t do it just a little bit later.Read More »The Next 50 Miles

Walking the Walk

Nearly a month ago the shootings in Parkland, FL happened. Two days after that a shooting took place very close to the school I work at, close enough to warrant a Lock Down. Since then, I’ve been feeling very anxious.

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Chosen Passions

Yesterday two of my friends started a weeklong kayaking journey from Fort DeSoto to Marathon, FL. It’s a 300 mile trip during a time with some of the roughest weather and through some of the most difficult habitats in Florida. And it’s not even their first time!

Every time you feel bored this week, or really comfortable. Every time you take a shower or eat a hot meal, think of my friends. Out on the water. Pursuing their passion.Read More »Chosen Passions

When a Plan Comes Together

Man, I loved the A-Team when I was a kid. It was a cool show. But one of the quotes I remember aside from, “I pity the fool,” is “I love it when a plan comes together.

There have been a few things lately that have made my Canada bike trip seem a little more real and like it is going to be Ok and come together in the end.Read More »When a Plan Comes Together

Enough is Enough

 

Photo by: MICHAEL REYNOLDS, MSNBC

School lets out at 3:00. At 3:10 an announcement went out over the loudspeaker that we were on Lock Down. Lock Down is the most severe response to an imminent threat occurring near campus, or something going on on campus.

 

Since it happened after school, I knew it was something real, but I thought maybe some students decided to fight.Read More »Enough is Enough