Monthly Archives: August 2016

Profile Response: Taylor Rowand, Toms River NJ

Taylor Rowand is a fireball of energy spinning towards self-actualization. There’s nothing distinctive about the exterior of the modest ranch house he rents, aside from the Nissan 390Z in monochrome matte Batmobile finish in the driveway. But inside, the place … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 280 – Fayetteville, NC to Florence SC

August 11, 2016 – Sunny, 95 degrees Miles Today: 119 Miles to Date: 14,337 States to Date: 40 My internal compass went kerflooey today: missed turns; detours; backtracking all over the countryside. Maybe it was the scent of the open … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “I’m trying to figure that out myself. I got laid off in May. Since then I’ve been enjoying my family, planning my son’s wedding in August. I never could have been so involved if I … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 279 – Raleigh NC to Fayetteville, NC

August 10, 2016 – Partly sunny, 90 degrees Miles Today: 68 Miles to Date: 14,218 States to Date: 39   A perfect day of bicycle touring. Cotton candy clouds provided dramatic skies all day. A light breeze diminished the high … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 278 – Durham NC to Raleigh NC

August 9, 2016 – Partly sunny, 85 degrees Miles Today: 32 Miles to Date: 14,150 States to Date: 39 Our political and economic system is full of policies established with good intent that, over time, become tools that reinforce power … Continue reading

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Profile Response, D’Amore Family, Red Bank, NJ

Joe D’Amore says tomorrow will not be like Happy Days. He ought to know. Joe and his family are excellent representatives of a contemporary family, and they don’t look anything like the Cunningham’s. Joe is Italian. His wife of 36 … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 277 – Oxford, NC to Durham N

August 8, 2016 – Overcast, 90 degrees Miles Today: 40 Miles to Date: 14,118 States to Date: 39 A day of anecdotes. I see flags made from pallets all over rural areas. The Federal prison at Butner is a campus, … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Patrick Walsh, New York, NY

Patrick Walsh is Irish Catholic to the core; a literary man of deep sensibility who absorbs the marvel and futility of life at every turn. The fifth child of eleven, Patrick was raised in The Bronx and Staten Island. Patrick’s … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 276 – Rice, VA to Oxford, NC

August 7, 2016 – overcast, 85 degrees Miles Today: 93 Miles to Date: 14,078 States to Date: 39 Overnight thunderstorms brought cooler air. I left early to get a jump on my long day; it was actually chilly in the … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Michael Naess, Orpheus Orchestra, New York, NY

In the 1970’s, a group of musicians with a radical idea about how to create music reached all the way back to the Greek God of Music, Orpheus, for inspiration. Over the last forty years Orpheus has become one of … Continue reading

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