July 4th Sailing and the Nikon Coolpix A
I hope you had a great July 4th celebration! I did. I took my Nikon Coolpix A and went sailing with some dear friends. I have never sailed before so this was a treat and a good test of the camera’s...
View ArticleCool July Cycling
This summer has given us some of the weirdest weather I can remember. Tornado sirens stopped blaring about 20 minutes ago. July is usually hot and humid with tornado season behind us. We have had so...
View ArticleHot July Cycling
My last post was aptly named cool July cycling. Did I jinx us all by writing that? Because since then, it has been like a tropical rainforest. Temperatures have been in the 90’s with humidity in the...
View ArticleThe Decision: going back to school at 43
I made some radical moves in my life last year. I simplified all my belongings, sold my house, lived in an RV and quit my job to follow a dream and figure things out. It seemed crazy, but radically...
View ArticleMy first semester as a non-traditional student
Wow, it’s been over four months since my last confession, er, I mean blog post. I haven’t gotten lazy, I got busy. Starting classes was like diving into a pool where a race had already started and I...
View ArticleApplying to PA schools, missing the Dirty Kanza 200
I’ve made it. Well almost. After two semesters I have most of my prerequisites for PA school completed. Since coming back to school I’ve gotten all As. I have worked hard and it’s paying off. I am...
View ArticleFirst Gravel Ride in over a Year
I started my back to school adventure to become a Physician Assistant (PA) just over a year ago . I thought I would be able to juggle training for the Dirty Kanza 200 and classes, but Organic Chemistry...
View ArticleLife and Riding in Las Vegas
The move to Vegas I visited Vegas twice and thought it would be a horrible place to live. That’s true if you live next door to Circus Circus, but the last couple of months have shown me that there is...
View ArticleLas Vegas Mountainbiking
All my prerequisite courses are complete and I am working on a few details before PA school starts (like getting my immunizations up to date). Not only do I have 28 months of rigorous training ahead of...
View ArticleWilderness Medicine Course
I am two months out from graduating from PA school. It has been a stressful 2.5 years to say the least. But I am finally seeing the light at then end of the tunnel. My school, Touro University, did a...
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