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WOW, it's hard to believe it's finally here.  A week away!  I'm nervous and anxious and excited.  I haven't had the opportunity to organize this as I would have wanted ..actually I would have preferred to have not had the need but I am so deeply moved by what the community of Moore Oklahoma is facing I am dedicating this ride to them.  I  already was going to carry any names of any youth GONE TOO SOON who's family would like for me too.  Moore lost 24 people in just a matter of minutes. Seven of those 24 were children, gone much too soon not by any shooter or illness, no one to blame, no forewarning.  Perhaps they are lucky to have each other but "lucky"?  Hardly, their lives probably feel like they  have been turned upside down, twisted and wrung out and knotted up and tossed to the dogs.  And that's putting it mildly.

I have a DONATE button on my page here where you can make a donation via pay pal.  I'm honest.  Some of the funds may be used for necessities along the ride but as minimal as possible because I'd like to present as big a check as possible to those families.  Oh and pay pal does take a small percentage for the service.  If you don't want to go through me I understand but please think about what these people have gone through and will be going through and if there is any way you can please help?

I will be updating from the road in a week!   We are getting a ride to Austin Tx and visiting with some very special people and heading out from there.  PRAY THE SCOPIONS KEEP OUT OF MY TENT!!!!!!!

(special prayers going out to my dear friend and inspirations Brother who was in a horrible motorcycle accident...please keep him in your prayers.  Thank you!)

JUST OVER A MONTH TO GO!!!!

I'm getting so excited! I cannot begin to tell you what accomplishing this trip means to me. Some of you who have been following me since I first got the notion to WALK across the USA can probably have a little bit of an idea as well as those of you with ME_CFS because you know how it rob's us of our lives and our dreams. I KNOW I'm going to be hurting and exhaustion is going to rear it's ugly head at times but I've been finding my way to work around these. The recumbent trike is truly a Godsend. It's enabled me to stay much more active and mobile and I absolutely love it! This trip may not be across the United States but for me, it might as well be. And if I can accomplish this then I can accomplish that next!

The prednisone did help my knee but I've already torn it up again. I think I am just going to try and deal with it. I do not want to put this on hold yet again. I posted on my facebook, I've decided that I'd like to ask for donations from anyone willing to go to my daugher's High School Marching Band. We are one of the smallest bands in our division, with very little funding yet those kids work their tails off and always come in just 10's of a point shy of going to state when competeing against much larger bands with newer equipment, better sound systems, better everything except spirit really. If you would like to make a donation I will try to get a donation button up but in the mean time you can send checks or money orders to:

Tri Central Band
C/O Josh Huff
Tri Central Middle-High School
2115 WEST 500 NORTH
SHARPSVILLE, IN 46068

Or keep track of my blog here and I hope to have a picnic upon returning where the band will play and hopefully we can keep this a secret from Mr Huff. Anyone who wishes to come and bring their donation and enjoy some good food and music can then simply hand their donation to Mr Huff in person and get to see the surprise on is face! :)

If you would like to sponosor my riding partner and me I will try to figure out how to get a donation button up here or better yet we'd love to meet you along our journey! And yes I plan on updating far more often, as often as possible, from the road so we shouldn't be too hard to find. ;) I'll be honest, I haen't had one single pledge or offer for sponsorship yet. Is it that nobody thinks I can do this? Or nobody is reading what I am writing? Nobody cares about keeping music in our schools? All I can do is what I am doing and ask for your help to help our band. The rest if up to you. I do hope you will help.