I remember watching Rugrats when I was little and wishing I could ride around on my dog like Tommy Pickles did. I tried, but I was too big. My family adopted Kirby when he was a puppy. He originally belonged to our neighbors, but he kept digging under the fence into our backyard, and our […]
Before I heard about Texas 4000, I did not really think about how many people I actually knew in my life who had fought cancer, who were currently fighting it, or who were closely affected by it in some way. I had never stopped to think about cancer as something that did not have to […]
I’ve Got a Case of the Mondays T.G.I.M. {Thank Goodness It’s Monday} – Ok, so it doesn’t quite roll of the tongue like T.G.I.F. does, but consider this the beginning of my personal campaign to get America to adopt T.G.I.M. as its new creed for the work week. I’m sure many will scoff at my […]
‘if you are depressed you are living in the past. if you are anxious you are living in the future. if you are at peace you are living in the present.’ — è€å (lao zi) this entry is a bit tedious, and has very little to do with actually riding, but please bear with me. […]
The Program Committee on T4K is in charge of bringing in guest speakers from time to time. The last guy they brought in was Mike Thompson, the most inspiring man in my world. Mike survived cancer four times and came in to share with us his experiences. He recounted the details of how his leukemia […]
Right now in our T4K meeting we’re all blogging at once! What shall I talk about today…well I just did my “Why I’m Here” presentation and cried my heart out. Every week we have a different rider create a PowerPoint slide and talk in front of the 2011 and 2012 groups about what has motivated […]
Even routine tasks can become remarkable given the right circumstances. Think about the first time someone told you “thank you”, or the first time you were told “good job” for something you put a lot of work into. These instances may seem small or mundane, but they mask a deeper significance. I ran into this […]
Saturday, our whole team rode 45 fantastic miles in the drizzly foggy rain, and it was so much fun! My wrist is basically completely healed, and I got on my Felt for the first time last Wednesday. I went on a ride with Kylee, and for my first ride back, it felt amazing. I’ve got […]
My boss brought back the best story from waiting for her surgery at M.D. Anderson…. She overheard the doctor in the next room bringing news. He said “on the first day you came in here, you were diagnosed with cancer, and today, you are leaving cancer-free. you are free to go out and live your […]
Since I’ve started riding with my team on Saturday mornings, I’ve started to catch a scent of what this summer is going to be like. Waking up early, getting closer with the other riders, and riding down narrow farm-to-market roads with wide open scenerys has brought the reality of my summer significantly closer. Although I’m […]
