Hi there, welcome to the BLOG of my life as a Vagabiker. Beryl calls me a 'Free Spirit' my Grandpa a B.U.M. of no fixed address. Kelly says I'm 'off the wall'. I think that the Toad is closest saying I'm the Cat in the Hat it's fun to have fun—but you have to know how.

These are the stories of my unique, home-and-job-free Natness.

Naturally, quasi-legal events are fictional. Everything else is the unvarnished truth.

Archive for July, 2004

After 8 years of trying, Fat Nat wins Wednesday Night World Championships

Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

Why do I find my eye’s welling up with tears?
I’m watching some guy I’d never heard of, in an event I’ve never heard of K1 500. It’s National Pride; he’s got a maple leaf on his chest…

Despite having free wireless internet, free board and free Cable TV (normal staples of my lifestyle) I just didn’t feel right as a gay innkeeper and bailed on that scene, so 9:30 pm I started the 8h drive up to Onterrible for a few weeks training and racing in my Home and Native Land. (more…)

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Air Planes, and SO Cal Officiating - It Rocks!

Thursday, July 15th, 2004

I need to stop talking about RAAM so much and coughing so that maybe my voice will finally return. My body is finially starting to come back together, I’m still planning on camping, beaching and riding every other day this week before getting back into real training. Still having some lingering physical and mental-focus issue’s… (more…)

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Final RAAM entry and Photo’s

Monday, July 5th, 2004

OK here’s a RAAM Summary, and I’m not going to talk about it any more:
(pic’s at the bottom)

Day 1.

We have no clue what we’re doing, and just ride hard as possible. One of my 20 minute pulls my HR averaged 193. Another time the van’s crew change dogs, and I’m out for 47min (when I set off thinking I had 15). Later in the night I get another mega pull, and I’m out for a few rotations from dehydration. (more…)

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