Be the Adult

  I've been thinking about this for a really long time. We're the sum of our experiences, and while I can take credit for some of my good fortune, I stand on the shoulders of the many, many people in my life that helped me learn something whether it was terribly negative, wonderfully positive, or something right in the middle. For many of the people in my life, I could write page after page, but instead I'm going to give each person one sentence, and not the easy, obvious sentence, but one that's particularly dear to me. Without further ado, my Wall of Thanks: John Jamison - Teaching me how to shave correctly. Michael Gura - Smoked Salmon is good and yes, it's not all that hard to start your own company! Keith Goodwin - Made me realize many of us join the military for the same reason; to catapult ourselves out of a dead-end. Sabrina Menear - She was only one year older than me, but she seemed so knowledgeable and worldly. Also introduced me to the Scorpions 'Lov...

  I had a moment this morning where I went from a little indignant to a lot sympathetic. It was a gorgeous morning to get out and run- 50 degrees, nice breeze, and an amazing sunrise. As a motorcyclist, I generally have a pretty high situational awareness regarding traffic; I don't wear headphones and rarely get lost in the scenery unless I'm on trail. I always assume drivers are distracted and I'm basically invisible. This morning, though, I was crossing a residential street and a guy and his passenger were driving right toward me. I could see that he was looking at the road (not the usual staring-at-the-crotch-checking-email look), and I was thinking, I'm crossing, I'm crossing, I'm crossing, why aren't you slowing down? At the last second, I stopped and waved at him as he pulled up to make his right turn. The look of 'holy shit where did you come from?!' is a familiar one for any runner, bicyclist, rollerblader, or motorcyclist. I'm bold, but ...

From the movie Freejack : Alex Furlong : Man, if it's come down to this. What's the point? Eagle Man : He Riddles me. The ancient riddle: "What's the point?" Have you ever seen an eagle flying back to his home with dinner for the Mrs. and all the little eagle babies. And he's flying against the wind ...