As I rolled away from the RV on the very first day of the ride so many months ago it was a surreal experience. In my mind I pictured myself as a pushpin on a map somewhere in California. You know those little pins with the red plastic top that google has adopted for use [...]
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My Summer Vacation
Thursday, August 25th, 2011“You need a guy”
Friday, August 12th, 2011A few weeks back we were in Milwaukee doing an event with some friends and Bill and I were talking to a friend of mine, Gavin. We were talking about how guys often won’t talk to their buddies about stuff like feelings, emotions, stress, relationships, and other things that tend to scare men. During the [...]
I’m getting tired
Friday, August 5th, 2011I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write this blog because I didn’t want to come across as negative, but I just have to say out loud; “I am getting tired.” I am just about to 3000 miles on the bike and stuff is starting to hurt. Everyday the last few weeks has easily been [...]
What me worry?
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011Let’s see we are now 2.5 months into this bike ride and each day I still have to go through this little routine in my head before I ride. Will I get a flat tire? Will the traffic be too heavy? Will there be a shoulder to ride on? Will I get lost? Will I be able [...]
Saying “Good-Bye”
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011Most of us have dreams and many of those dreams never get a chance to be realized. Not because those dreams are impossible, but rather because we don’t push hard enough to make them happen. Well I have one dream I try really hard to bring to life and that dream is to create memories for [...]
Oh the people we meet!
Sunday, July 24th, 2011As we left today there was that unhappy voice in my head questioning how I was spending my summer. You know that nagging one that says “Why are you doing this?” I thought I had put that negativity behind me, but after having a chance to be with my family for a couple of days [...]
The Dog Days of Summer…
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011As I sit down to write this the news is blaring away telling me what to expect today as we ride; heat, humidity, misery index, record temps, etc. We are truly in the dog days of summer, but I am aware that in just a few short months we could be hearing words like windchill, [...]
“Why are you doing this?”
Friday, July 15th, 2011This morning I woke up early to do a television spot and 2 radio interviews with the media here in Cedar Rapids. I really like doing these pieces because it provides a forum to reach out to men to talk about depression. For some reason, today, a very commonly asked question; “Why are you doing [...]
On the road again
Monday, July 11th, 2011Yesterday we loaded up the RV and started making our way to Rochester to spend time biking with Dr. Mark Frye (Chair Mayo Department of Psychiatry) and some other bike enthusiasts from the hospital. Leaving Amy and the kids was not fun, but I am now seeing the impact of this bike ride with each [...]
Catching up…again
Thursday, July 7th, 2011So much has happened since my last post. First of all…we have arrived in Minneapolis for a few day layover. Yippee!! When we arrived on the 4th of July we were greeted by some wonderful friends and family. We had an entourage for the last 30 miles into (Thanks to Zak and Jenny Shimanski, Dan [...]