So it's been a year since my last confession. Oh wait, this isn't a confession at all. It's been a year since I was last in North Carolina. It's been a years worth of halfass planning, worry, fear, and doubt. But I'm here now, so all of that dumb shit is over with. There is a group of 11 (expected) to show up and share the experience which I am hoping to catch on video. Being one of the slower riders doesn't make it easy, but it's still somewhat doable. I'll frequently take off before everyone...

So i was considering leaving what I was doing (100% travel) for a 'work from home' gig at a huge loss in pay. Well, the 100% travel gig came to an end 6 months before I had hoped (I was going to pay cash for a used truck at that 6mo mark.) But I digress, this is not about the truck. My contractor lost their contract, and being a sub myself I lost mine too. I consider the work from home gig after I get the news, and find out that they are not hiring at the moment. Snake eyes. Fast forward to...

I sponsored a buddy of mine at the dirt bike clubs lease (clubdbsa.org, in case anyone here in san antonio wants to do trail riding) yesterday and had a blast. There was a group of 8 or so on this ride. As usual, I had my camera(s) rolling, and caught some of the calamity on tape. The guy that knew the property best was leading us around. He was trying to cross a small (short and barely wider than a quad) and the mud sent him into the drink. Fortunately, we were able to pull his bike out. ...

Tonight basically culminates the end of my time spent at the treetops. Tomorrow afternoon I will load up my gear and bike onto a trailer, and start the 1100mi trek towards home. At that point I will unload my bike and head towards a friends house, have a few drinks and catch some Zzzzs before I make the final 200mi stretch home on the 9er.

This place has been simply amazing for my spirits. It has played home base to me since Saturday. While a little excitement does happen around...

So I'm already burnt out on my gig that is 100% travel, and have started looking for something that would keep me at home. A buddy of mine works for a web hosting company, and does so working from home. He's making considerably less than I am at my current gig, and considerably less than what I was making at the job I had before that. But, he was also locked up for 3 years, and only had a year or two of experience before that. I spent the last 4 years at one of the big 5 in the industry (in...