Route 66 – Epilogue 1
It has been a little over 3 weeks since Ron and I finished the ride to the beginning of Route 66 in …
Route 66 – Epilogue 2
The number one reason for doing the ride was for the adventure and to do it while I am still able. The …
Ride 2019 Day 22
Late last night I had been working to finish the day’s blog. When I tried to save the draft, the browser seemed …
Ride 2019 Day 14
I had beat the rain yesterday on the ride to Phillipsville. While the room had a coffee maker, it didn’t have a …
Where Are The Mentors For Rural Kids?
I was reading this article about the lack of representation of rural students in college attendance. [www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/02/15/581895659/whos-missing-from-america-s-colleges-rural-high-school-graduates ] There are always obstacles …
New Pullman Foundation Scholars 2017
Way back in 1974, I was a Senior at Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights, IL. I did pretty well academically, …
Epilogue 5 2016 – Camp Granada Revisited
January 30, 2017 Back on May 11, 2016, as I was finishing my 18th day on my cross country bike ride, I …
Mentoring Advice from One Of My College Professors
I graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in 1978 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. I remember one of my …
Epilogue 4 2016 – Thanks for the Donations and Tabular Stats
In Epilogue 2, I noted that I am an analytical person. I summarized most of the ride’s statistics in that post, along …
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County
I launch from Oceanside, CA tomorrow morning, April 24, 2016. San Diego County is home to a large population of military families. …