Hi Gang
Well, I thought I would drop a short note to let everyone know I'm almost all healed. I'll be posting notes 2 to 3 times a week. I'm back on a new bike.
I had to sell my Orbea, way too stiff and jarring and the surgeon said I need a cushier ride. So if the Orbea was a Vette the new bike is a Buick... but a real flashy Buick. It's an Astrix Rook 29er. I built it out with pretty nice components.
see pics
Got to Go
Mitch
I would like to give praise to God for the overwhelming success of Finding Your Path: Your Path To A Job. But even with the book's popularity, there are still way too many good people stuck in low paying, dead-end jobs today. Those people have little hope of a better life for themselves and their families. So, to reach even more people with this life-altering little book, we are offering Your Path To A Job in a new eBook version. We've also launched a brand new website for it:
You can purchase the entire book, OR you can purchase only the Steps you want. For instance, if you are only interested in the Steps covering interviews and having the right tools, you can purchase those 2 Steps and quickly brush up on the skills you need.
My Gift To You -
To help everyone out, I'm offering Step One - Following Christ's Path, absolutely FREE. Just email me, ask for Step One, and it's yours.
The other five Steps my be purchased in PDF ebook form for $2.99 each.
Better yet - if you purchase the entire ebook in ebook form, you will receive the worksheets, sample resume's and letters used in the book in a printable, copy and paste format for your personal use. You get all this for $9.99. No shipping, no handling, no hidden costs and no waiting for your book to arrive in the mail, because it will be emailed to you.
If you prefer the book in hard copy, we still have a limited number available for $9.99 plus postage per book.
Check out my new website today!
Share the Road
This is a subject that has been talked about, debated about, legislated about, argued about, and fought about, in every town, county, and state.
I’m a bike rider and, though I may not be on the road as much as some (and probably more then others) I think this is a subject that the public needs to be educated on constantly.
Biking is now more popular then ever. Every day more bikers are taking to the road. So the safer the road can be made the better for everyone.
Now, after saying all that, I want to take a completely different slant on the subject.
“Share the Road” is a two-way street, so to speak. As bicyclers we want motorists to be courteous, aware, and safety minded.
Why then, do some (I say some, not all) bicyclers not give motorists the same consideration? We can be just as dangerous as any motorist.
I’ve seen lately…
Bicyclers, not commuters (you don’t commute in spandex bike shorts and team shirts) riding on narrow roads with no shoulders in rush hour traffic, sometimes even in groups.
Bicyclers riding in groups three and four abreast completely blocking the road.
I’ve not witnessed at any time a bicycler stopping to let the traffic that had built up behind him pass safely.
But I have witnessed Bicyclers running stop signs, blowing through red lights, crossing lanes of traffic, making turns without the use of hand signals, (I guess they thought the motorists were psychic) and breaking other Rules of the Road - the same road that we so adamantly claim, we have a right to be on.
For the most part it’s just inconsideration.
The sad part is... it only takes a few inconsiderate bicyclers to give us all a bad reputation.
Bottom Line… I agree Share the Road!!!
That means as bicyclers, we need to share the responsibility in doing so.
Time to Hit the Road
Mitch
Hi Gang…
I received an email (posted below) from Charles in Indiana. He found my blog after Sanchez won the Gold on an Orbea in the Olympics road race. I also ride an Orbea. I will share this…
That is where similarities between Sanchez and myself ends (our bikes were made by the same company in Spain).
Believe me when I say, I can relate a whole lot more to Charles than I can Sanchez. I also ride the “NBO” trails (a new acronym Charles taught me) “No Big Obstacles”.
I love to hear from everyone who has found joy and better health through biking.
I’ve posted his email and the pic Charles sent me of him and his bike. I’ve also posted a pic of another guy who likes our type of riding. Recognize him?
Please, if you have biking pics and/or stories you would like share, send them to me; I would love to post them.
Mitch
I found your site after checking out Orbea bikes when the
Olympic gold winner was on one. ie:google. Never heard of them until
then. Alot out of my price range. I bought this Giant about five
months ago. It's my third bike, they seem to be progressing upwards in
quality as I go. Anyway, I love biking on both street and "NBO"
trails, "no big obstacles". I'm in the process of riding the wheels
off this bike. I'll be checking out your site, been fun reading some
of the things on it so far.
Charles
My wife, DK, is never happy unless she has three or four projects in the works at once. Oh wait... I'm like that, too! I guess you could say it's a family thing. Anyway, a few weeks ago she went to work on a project she's wanted to do for years. She's working with veterans in family entertainment on this one and it's pretty exciting. It's an equestrian project for kids, called iHorseClub™. There's a big colorful link in my sidebar, too. Can't miss it. Gotta tell ya, this project is pretty cool; I have a feeling it's gonna get big in a hurry.
They're running a horse video every day on the home page. I liked this one; the music is great so I thought I'd post it. Hope you like it. Check out the site!
Mitch
Hi Gang...
Well, DK and I have been in our new house for about 9 weeks and we love it. Location is great (for us) and the house is a dream. I posted a couple pics of the outside a while back. So, I thought I would share a few pics of the inside.
This is our hearthroom - first thing you see when you come inside.
That's the ceiling. The builder, Mike Dobbs, embedded a 9 foot antique door in the masonry. Amazing.
This is our kitchen.
This is one corner of my new office.
This is part of my action figure collection.
This is our "Zeeba" bathroom - the artistic touch of a previous owner. DK hates it. LOL Me? I'm trying to embrace it!
This is my best bud, Sam, the day he realized the house was cool. Before that, he spent all his time hiding in the closet.
Thanks for all the prayer for the move itself. It went as smooth as a move will go.
Your Brother in the Word -
Mitch
DROP DEAD GORGEOUS DAY.
Sunday was a drop dead gorgeous day here in the Ozarks and I had a huge dilema. Well, it wasn't that huge. I guess it wasn't even big. To tell the truth, I guess it wasn't even a dilema. To pedal or paddle. That was the question. I have done both in a day, but Sunday I wanted to commit to one or the other.
Like most of the rest of you, we've been battling a torrent of HEAT & HUMIDITY this July, alternating with bucketfuls of rain (several inches an hour.) That wasn't the case Sunday; we had a high of 82 and a light south breeze kept the humidity at bay. In other words, it was a Perfect Summer Day!
After much debating (about 2 minutes) I headed to the lake. (You see, self-debating is not much fun; well, at least not for me.) This made my wife, DK, happy for she was in shutter bug mode and wanted to get away from the computer and her writing for the day.
So, between my kayaking and DK's shutter bugging, we have a few pictures to share. DK helped me launch at the Southwood Launch sight, then drove around to Springfield Dam to take a walk and then pick me up.
I went up stream on the James River for about a mile, then turned south and headed down the river to Springfield Lake. From there, I turned further south to the access point by the dam.
DK's pics start as I was heading to the access point by the dam, and follow me through loading my 13" Riot Voyager on top of the Tracker. I hope you enjoy DK's pics because I sure enjoyed the paddle.
Keep pedaling or paddling... which ever you choose.
God Bless -
Mitch
Hi Gang -
Even though I'm still riding between 30 and 60 miles a week, the rain has been a tad overwhelming this year. Like many of you, we have experienced record rainfall and flooding here in SW MO. Our new house is high and dry, thank God, but my riding trails have seen lots of damage.
So this summer, along with peddling, I've started paddling. After much research and long discussions with friends who kayak, I found a used 13 foot Riot Voyager. This is supposed to be a great beginner kayak that one can grow into. It's kind of a hybrid touring ride, as comfortable on small streams and rivers as it is on the lake.
I've been out in it a half dozen times and I find it a great workout, like biking. As you tell by the pics, it's blue and white. I'll give you all the specs in my next post and as I get more at ease in this new seat, I'll share some of my thoughts on this new (to me) water sport.
Your Brother in the Word
Mitch
Hi gang -
Sorry it has been a while since my last post. As many of you may know, we moved about 6 weeks ago. In this post I'm going to share the big picture; later I'll come back and fill in with more info and details.
I lost my father about a year and a half ago. Since then my sister, my wife and I have been looking after my mother. We moved her closer to us and into a very nice retirement apartment complex.
She was doing very well for over a year... then she decided she no longer required her blood pressure meds. She quit taking them. (No, she didn't tell us.) Needless to say, she had a stroke this Spring and now has dementia. That necessitated our move. I'm now 10 minutes away from her instead of an hour and 10 minutes.
We are settling into our new house and our new life in town. Our next big event is my sister's wedding July 4th. I'm doing the ceremony.
After the wedding I'll be back, sharing about my cycling, writing (I'm working on 2 new books) kayaking (I've just started) our new digs - and I promise to post tons of pics. God has been by my side through it all, and I'll share about that too.
Below is one pic of my new endeavor... my very own "Cool Change."
Your Brother in the Word
Mitch
