MyImperative

Skating, Business, Home

Thank you to each of you that made this trip so wonderful and to each of you that encouraged me and just listened while I told my story. There were countless amazing sights and experiences and some life changing hard times. Six weeks on two wheels. Wow. It’s almost hard to believe I’m [...]

Obliterating the Safety Net
Ok, you guys will like this one. I certainly did! It has been exactly one week since I sent out the last update, and I feel like I need another week just to detail how much fun I’ve been having and how much I’ve learned about people, life and business!
I’m tempted to [...]

New Friends, Auspicious Encounters
June 30, 2003 – Monday
So I noticed before I picked this particular shadow to sleep in that the grass in the area was wet. I took that as a sign that the sprinklers came on in the evening not the morning. I’ve made the mistake in the past of not considering the [...]

Sleeping on the Streets
Since my writing has pretty much caught up with the trip, I think I’ll just make this my journal instead of keeping two. except of course for the things no one should know about. I hope this doesn’t come out all jumbled up, and too raw, since dates and judgment often get [...]

Seals, Surfing, Suffering
You guys rock! I was pretty down when I sent out that last update. I got so many great and encouraging comments from everybody that it really helped me put everything in perspective. Thank you all so much! It’s easy to forget just how blessed you are when your faced with opposition, but [...]

The Bad and the Homeless
Thank all of you for your encouraging comments. Not all of this trip has been roses as you’ll probably see in this update, and reading a friendly note really helps with the down times.
On that note, maybe I’ll just start with the here and now.
Being out on the road, never being [...]

The Solo Journey Begins
My journey truly begins. Dad and Christy had flown back to North Carolina, I was not sick, and the bike was loaded up. I hugged the grandfolks bye, pulled on my helmet and gloves and rolled down the driveway.
I didn’t get too far down the road before it occurred to me that [...]

Weddings and Crisis
Saturday, June 7
Usually I’d rather go to a funeral than a wedding, it just seems less tragic (yah, I guess I’m a bit jaded about love). My cousin Elaine and her new husband Frank put on a party fun enough that I want to go to a wedding every weekend! Those crazy kids [...]

Yosemite National Park and the Sickest Road Ever!
That morning Me, Ben, April, Aimee, Christy, and Aunt Becky piled in Bens car and headed towards Yosemite. My dad was riding my motorcycle. That man is crazy! He rides amazingly well and it really made me happy that he was enjoying my new toy. We took a [...]

Fun Roads and Fun Family
My siblings are crazy! I needed about five more hours of sleep and they were up and ready to roll. We got out of the park before the ranger saw us and made us pay for our camping spot. First stop was at Heidi’s Restaurant for breakfast in Carson City. If [...]