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Happy Birthday!

Sorry for the lack of updates over the weekend, the wifi at the house could basically support one device at a time. Short version, the ride was great. Continue on for TLDR... The day started with overcast skies, temps in the mid 70s which was pretty ideal. We met Kelly (left above) and Edie (KBF Executive Director) at the starting line for a quick pick after the main pack rolled out around 7:30. We weren't particularly worried about riding with any other groups/folks. The first 25 miles or so passed without much incident, one guy got a flat which was quickly changed with a little help from the ride support crew and then the five of us riding the 100 split off to take the longer way home. Through the next 20 miles temps and the weather continued to be on our side. As we passed through 50 miles the sun came out with a vengeance. What had been simply a warm, very humid day turned into a hot and steamy one fast. But sunscreen was applied and much fluid consumed (I think I drank between 8-10 22oz bottles on the day) and with the exception of my friend Jim who cramped and had to call in the sag wagon at 85 miles, we all survived in tolerable shape. Much fun was had, much money was raised. Our little 9 person team ended up raising a bit over $25k and the event topped the million dollar mark on the day of the ride. I spent a significant amount of time on the front along with my friend Gus as we'd both logged considerably more training miles than the others. All in all, I just can't say thank you to all of you that continue to support me and this event. The foundation does some truly amazing work and changes lives every time that they do.

RIP Sophie. I'm quite confident that you gave her the best life, Shelly.

Happy Birthday!

RIP - was never a huge fan myself, but I'll have a margarita nonetheless. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/arts/jimmy-buffett-dead.html

Thanks, Al, #NFLO. Got in a solid training ride yesterday with two of the other guys. We ripped the first hour at 21mph and then decided to chill the heck out.

Another round of Fondant Potatoes.

Thanks Peter. Now sitting at 95%, I donated personally today to make sure some of my contribution adds to the doubling effect.

Link to raw materials? Also, jig = 1/8" plywood with a cutout of the shape with known coordinates of one corner. Requires a little math, but generally works.

Crushed through the 75% marker today, pressing hard on family to step up to the bat to get me closer to the finish line. You folks, as always, are simply amazing.

It's not all that shocking to me. I tend to not like super sweet coffees based on mental tasting notes I've taken throughout the years with various beans from OBR.

You guys fricken rock.

Almost 2/3’s of the way there now. There’s some additional incentive to give for the next few days, the foundation has received an offer by a private donor to match up to $50k for all funds raised this week. So double your impact this week!

Still think about Matt from time to time as well, memory is such a fickle thing but some things just endure.

Brent, every donation is appreciated large or otherwise and really appreciate you digging deep given current circumstances. Thanks for the push over the half-way mark. I’m confident that we’ll make it to the goal line.

Crossed the 1/3 mark yesterday, thanks folks. Logged some solid training miles this morning before the rest of the family was awake.

The slate coasters are a lot of fun. Make them for your friends with their favorite sports ball team logo on them, they'll be impressed!

Thanks everyone, nearly a third of the way there!

Bumping this back to the front. The goal is $3k this year. Get me close and I'll cover the gap. If the total exceeds $3k and I'll donate a matching 10%. Make it hurt folks, I ain't skeerd.

Seconded.

Once again this year I'm prepping to ride a century in support of the Kelly Brush Foundation. Between Zwifting as required by the rainiest spring in history, the MTBs, and getting outside as much as possible this summer I'm piling on the miles in preparation this year and should in proper form before the event. Once again this year it'll be an in-person ride up in VT, with friends mostly coming from near-by so we should have a strong crew of 8 with some riding the 50 and most doing the full 100 miles. For me this is the 12th century that I've done in support of either Northeast Passage or Kelly Brush and I'm hoping the recent trend of good weather continues. So the mission remains the same, I'm trying to raise a bunch of money again this year with a goal of $3,000. As usual, all of the donations are tax deductible and maybe some legislation will get passed this year to make that more meaningful but really, I'm hoping the motivation isn't just to get a write off. So for those that are interested, here's the link to my personal fund raising page - Nate's Fundraising Page. Any donation large or small is very much appreciated. A bit about KBF - they are a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting individuals with spinal cord injuries in finding ways to get out and enjoy an active lifestyle. For me, this is a cause close to my heart. I love the outdoors and the freedom to explore it in a variety of ways and have worked with organizations like the KBF for the last twenty years to help others do the same. Last year's crew with Kelly at the starting line.

Land Rover 101 Forward Control - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_101_Forward_Control My first car was a '68 Series IIA, thanks for the pics Knucks. I still want for another Rover but cannot come through the mental math of how do accomplish that goal. Maybe in retirement.

Happy Birthday!

So much this. Sorry Jose, not sure how I missed this thread.

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