Over the weekend, I found myself watching 'cheesy' movies, as my wife put it. It was a mostly rainy weekend, and other than getting some much needed yard work done on Saturday, the rest of the weekend was much better suited indoors or as a duck. The first movie I caught the latter part of was the classic 'The Spirit of St. Louis' starring James Stewart in another one of his iconic roles. I hadn't seen the movie since my early teens when it was on cable a lot, when there were just a few 'classic' movies. I decided to watch it, because I have a weakness for Jimmy Stewart movies for some reason. OK, for those that don't know how to use IMdB or a search engine, the movie is about the life and times of Charles Lindbergh leading up to and including his historic first Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris in 1927. As I watched, I couldn't help but draw some similarities and of course vast differences between my trip and Lindbergh's. He was pretty much doing his trip to prove it could be done, and to win a cash prize, similar to what the 'X-prize' is today. He flew alone, reckoned by the stars at some point, and used a periscope to see out of the front of the airplane. There was a lot of thought when they built the plane to lightness to save fuel and such. The entire flight took 33.5 hours, of Lindbergh already having not slept several days before the flight take off.
I, however will be going on a road many have gone on before, with my friend Kirsten, in a car complete with GPS, cell phones, and a big wide windshield to look out of. I'm doing it because I can, not because nobody told me I couldn't. Well, other than that old voice inside my head that always tells me I can't do things. However, with time and treatments, that voice has become a lot smaller and less believable because of the support of my friends and family, and especially my wife. The thing I am most concerned about is of course staying awake the entire time at night, but hey I'll have a lot of stuff to do, as well as someone to talk to. Thanks again, and remember to get your nail polish on Thursday!
Monday, April 28, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
57 Days!
57 Days until the Sun is going down! No, that's not right, well, sort of. 57 days and I'll be racing the sun in California. Over the last few days it has come to hit me that I'm actually doing it, and it is going to be work. Up until this point I'd been thinking it will be just fun, and I felt guilty because I was sort of treating it like a vacation, but not. I haven't planned doing much else out there but the drive, but I'm staying 6 days, though most of those will be spent between San Francisco and Los Angeles. In other words, it is getting real.
I've contacted a couple media outlets to help get out the word, but haven't heard anything back yet, and got turned away from one. So, it's up to me to get things done, and I have to come up with a plan. Some things are jiggling through my brain, but nothing concrete yet.
I want to thank everyone that's donated so far, and thank anyone that has spread the word of what I'm doing. Every little bit helps, even if you just tell one person that already knew about it. Because now they now you know about it. You know?
#RemoveStigma
I've contacted a couple media outlets to help get out the word, but haven't heard anything back yet, and got turned away from one. So, it's up to me to get things done, and I have to come up with a plan. Some things are jiggling through my brain, but nothing concrete yet.
I want to thank everyone that's donated so far, and thank anyone that has spread the word of what I'm doing. Every little bit helps, even if you just tell one person that already knew about it. Because now they now you know about it. You know?
#RemoveStigma
Thursday, April 10, 2014
A Little Color for the Cause
Good news!
So, for the month of May, the Brandon Marshall Foundation website will have a link to buy a special OPI fingernail polish for Mental Health Awareness Month, called CrazyStigmaGreen. My wife loves OPI nail polish, and swears by it. I like it because they have fun colors, and they seem to be a good quality product. Anyway...I have an announcement to make.
Currently, we've raised $275 for the Brandon Marshall Foundation, which is fantastic, but I think we can do better. So, I'd like to throw out a challenge. If we can raise $500 before my trip, I will have my toenails painted with the CrazyStigmaGreen for my trip, and I'll record it for posterity, and post it here for all to see. If we reach my goal of $1000 before the trip, not only will my toes be painted, but I'll get my fingernails done as well. Which will also be recorded. So, if you've been on the fence about donating, or know someone out there who is, get them in on the fun.
So, for the month of May, the Brandon Marshall Foundation website will have a link to buy a special OPI fingernail polish for Mental Health Awareness Month, called CrazyStigmaGreen. My wife loves OPI nail polish, and swears by it. I like it because they have fun colors, and they seem to be a good quality product. Anyway...I have an announcement to make.
Currently, we've raised $275 for the Brandon Marshall Foundation, which is fantastic, but I think we can do better. So, I'd like to throw out a challenge. If we can raise $500 before my trip, I will have my toenails painted with the CrazyStigmaGreen for my trip, and I'll record it for posterity, and post it here for all to see. If we reach my goal of $1000 before the trip, not only will my toes be painted, but I'll get my fingernails done as well. Which will also be recorded. So, if you've been on the fence about donating, or know someone out there who is, get them in on the fun.
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