You took away someone I love But you didn’t take away my love for her She will always remain in my heart Even though you attempted to spread us apart Her fight to live is now a part of me It has taken over and made me want to change the future I understood that […]
For Spring Break this year I missed the usual family trip to the Rio Grande Valley and Mexico. This year I spent Spring Break on a bicycle. Spring Break was like a dry run for the summer: We cycled from Austin to Bastrop and practiced packing and unpacking with a host church. We rode three […]
There are certain events in life that really tell you you are missing something. The earliest example of this I can remember was when I discovered I needed glasses when I called out by the teacher for pulling the corner of my eyes in order to better squint to read the board. More recently we […]
Its getting to be that time of year… Texas 4000 training is really picking up, and our time trials (used to make sure that we will be able to make it from host to host in a timely manner this summer) are getting longer and longer. This past time trial was an 80 miler (part […]
Panhandling is always an interesting experience. It is tiring, it is humbling, and it is humanizing. Panhandling puts faces on who we are riding for and why we are fighting. From donations of generous passersby to those who actually seek us out to share their story and donate, panhandling is a large part of how […]
I’ve put off writing this blog for some time. It’s not a sense of dread but a feeling that I won’t do it justice. When I first joined Texas 4000 I remember one of the first questions asked was “Why do you want to join Texas 4000?” I can’t remember my answer exactly, but I […]
Gosh, it’s always so hard to make myself sit down and write this blog every Sunday. I bet it will be even tougher next semester unless the NFL season gets cancelled (I would probably not be able to function if that happened). Now for some good stuff. As far as biking goes, I rode my […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKmAsa0bOl0 To make The Great Ape: -High Fiber Bread (Prevent Colon Cancer!) -Almond Butter (Great source of Vitamin E! ) -Cinnamon (Control your blood glucose levels! and more FIBER!!!) -Honey (Natural sweetener w/ some B Vitamins!!) -Bananas (Vitamins & Minerals) -Walnuts (Omega 3 Fatty Acids for your brain & prevent Prostate Cancer) -Raisins (Anti-oxidants to […]
April 06, 2011 Austin, TX Its been roughly 4 and half months since the 2012 team has been a part of Texas 4000. And in that course so many things have changed to truly attest, that the 2012 Team really stands out. Already the 2012’rs are doing amazing things. Their becoming actively involved to aid […]
Mother Nature, thank you for the rain and wind today Chronologically: 7:45am walking to campus, torrential down pour + purple flip flops = Whitney busting on the tile floor 8:02am get into class, spill my coffee(after successfully not spilling it during my fall) 11:45am drop half of my sandwich on the kitchen floor– avocado side […]
