backing the doctor

since saccharine, sappy sweet posts aren't my trademark - and since the dr. so eloquently spilled his sentimental guts all over the blog, i'm going to have to give DEA his props here.

he's right - whether we admit it or not, since we've began training, i've at least noticed a change in not only my body, but my mind. there's been some steeling, there's been - dare i dream - some discipline gained? let's not get crazy, but i can say that fear of not only failure but of razzing by one's teammates is a tremendous motivator. stuff's better than smack!

this event has changed my outlook on things - i've never had a singular goal like this before, and i've never had people who share that goal with me - and i've never enjoyed my time on a bike more. things are all going to look a whole lot different on july 31st... and i'm not sure i'm willing to give up the way the world looks right now, because i've got a pretty good view from here.

so, to the dr. you big sissy, i salute you.

n-to the-K

p.s.
WCAX in Burlington, VT is a fine source of unbiased, hard-hitting, insightful news. I salute their brand of journalism and wish that all media outlets would strive to reach their level - for the four years that I spent as an undergraduate at St. Michael's College I turned to WCAX news each and every night for my news. It was comfort food for my current-events-starved brain.