“Just don’t die, OK”
Well-meaning friend: I can’t believe you’re actually doing this. Promise me you won’t get hurt. Me: “I can’t promise you that.” Friend: Well, then just don’t die, OK? Me: “I’ll do my best to come back...
View ArticleUSO / AmericanAirlines VIP reception
Greeted by a color guard at JFK who escorted me here. Our crew is assembling from around the country. I’m currently at a table with 2 Marines (one is female) and a Navy man. We are currently enjoying...
View ArticleFine food & logistics
From 6:15am CA time on Tues til now (~4:00om CA time on Thursday), I’ve had a grand total of 6 hours of sleep. So I apologize in advance for the typos, brevity, and lack of wit that will plague this …...
View ArticleSpecial Post for Non-FB Nation Subscribers
I’m still woozy, drowsy, and generally out-of-sorts thanks to the long-lingering sinus infection I picked up in Belgium. They’ve got some SERIOUSLY nasty bugs over there! Worst souvenir ever! I...
View ArticleLife without a boss
My “I love bacon and bicycles” pendant arrived on Monday. It immediately became my FB profile picture and it likely will hold that honor for awhile because, as my aunt noted, it is “Totally you!” The...
View ArticleLance Armstrong, the Pope, the Holocaust & Bacon
Today, I offer: (a) sampler platter of stories pertaining to my recent life, and (b) a prize to whomever comes up with the best Jon Stewart-like pithy platitude based on same. I need some comedy...
View ArticleBe a Patriot
Before you head off to celebrate the (un)official “Start of Summer” this weekend, please consider paying special tribute –in the form of a meaningful contribution– to our U.S. servicemembers. They’ve...
View ArticleAn Above Category day
In the professional bike racing world, “tough” climbs are categorized from 4 (not murderous) to 1 (really fusking hard). Most of the climbs that I train on at home aspire to be Cat 4 climbs. The climb...
View ArticleBicycle Ballet
Following my performance on the Gavia, I got upgraded to a faster ride group — the sole female among 19 guys, many of whom looked like they could have been chiseled out of the granite mountains...
View ArticleWhy It Matters
Here’s a slightly truncated version of the narrative I sent to the 105 AMAZING individuals who provided donations to Ride2Recovery in support of the Italy Challenge. Most of “my” donors are not...
View ArticleAdapt and Thrive (or: Seriously, reader, stop being such a wimp)
Yesterday, I spent some time with a newbie roadie. We worked on three things: Shifting more smoothly, braking more efficiently, and turning more stably. When we were done, she said something like: “I’m...
View ArticlePhilanthropic plagiarism
Today I steal someone else’s words — not because I’m lazy (well … not only because I’m lazy), but because this story needs to be told. And I believe it’s best told in its original form. My slight...
View ArticleYou want the truth?
OK. I’ll give it to you, now. Because I think you can handle it. Back then? No. You couldn’t. So, I didn’t tell you. I didn’t tell you the real reason I left Manatt. Last week’s blog post teed up what...
View ArticleHappy Camper (redux)
Let’s try this again… The first sleep-away camp I ever attended was an all-girls’ camp run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I cried almost every night while I was there and spent a copious...
View ArticleFailure: Defined and Owned
On Friday, my sister texted me a picture of a star, along with the following caption: [Name of her 6-year-old daughter] wants to put u on this star because u went to military school! The following text...
View ArticleBest Year Ever!
January: I take a reactionary plunge into willful unemployment as a consequence of my brain damage. I find that “early retirement” suits me quite nicely! February: I turn 40 – which is approximately...
View ArticleHelen Keller wins again
If the first 2 days of 2014 are any indication, this may be a tumultuous year… I overslept on New Year’s Day and thereby missed ALL THREE of the group rides I had carved out as Totally Viable/Must Do...
View ArticleYet more death
Today’s blog was supposed to introduce you to My Cadaver. I had such great plans for her (or him) on the blog! I was really looking forward to contrasting her/his anatomical features and resultant...
View ArticleBedrenched, Belated, Beleaguered and Begladdened
The problem with “living in the moment” is that unless you LiveTweet your life, you likely won’t remember all the things you really want to remember. You simply live, love, and luxuriate in the moment...
View ArticleAn unexpected run-in
So, yesterday I celebrated the fact that three years ago I didn’t die. And it was a totally awesome day, filled with bacon, bikes, beer, and blessings. But it was also kinda complicated and fucked up....
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