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The Faith, Hope and Love of a Child.
Tristan looking Dapper and cancer free. Tick, Tock. Time. The sound of time. The sound of our lives being lived; tick,, tock, tick, tock. There is hardly a simpler sound or concept, than the second...
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Winter Storm Warning
Nemo: “A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for your area.” It’s the tv, bringing me back to reality. “Expect between 6 to 30+ inches of snow between Thursday and Saturday. Blizzards are likely.”...
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Oh, Valentine’s day
Enjoy anecdotes in which the narrator poorly lays out the events that transpired during a specific day? Interested in reading amateur poetry once given as a romantic gesture to a love interest? Love...
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Valentine’s Day: A Gift of Love
Valentine’s Day is a day full of love and hope; hopes of a bright future; hopes of a happy lifetime; hopes of true love. Its a special time for all to express love to family members, friends, crushes...
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Scenes from Sunday’s Ride
Well, after seeing a whole bunch of stylized hearts defiling our blog, I figured I’d do some work to get this page back on track (sorry guys). That, and I haven’t posted in a few weeks and I’m afraid...
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Donate Here
For those trying to donate at the FirstGiving page, the new link is here. Filed under: Uncategorized
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Days like these
Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Alexandria Va, Cycling, Mount Vernon Trail, Norther Virginia, Strength, Tristan's Cavalry
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Strength: Is it in you?
I hear it thrown around a lot. Strength. I once thought I had it. Strutted around, Arrogant, naïve; Ignorant. That all changed. It’s an underappreciated word; Overused and abused by Negligent...
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Roll with the Punches
The phone buzzes, jarring me away from the amusing monolog of Jon Stewart, issuing from my speaker. “Kallen, you’re needed to period sub right now. You agreed to do this last week. Are you still...
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Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
English: Schematic of the KCC/WSU gantry mounted superconducting cyclotron. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Proton beam radiation therapy is the treatment that allowed Tristan to survive spinal and brain...
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Here and Back Again: The Tale to Come
“Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great.” ―Roger de Bussy-Rabutin Its been awhile. We’ve been away but never gone, this cause of ours never leaving...
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That Time of the Year
I sigh. Papers are piling up; my desk, truly, is over flowing with papers to grade, reports to read, and lessons to plan. I sigh; it’s a busy time for a teacher, especially one that teaches juniors and...
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/dc-approves-both-proton...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/dc-approves-both-proton-beam-cancer-centers/2013/05/31/5eb118ec-ca1e-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_story.html Filed under: Uncategorized
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Stage 1: Cycle California Commences
If you’re anything of a cycling fan (and why wouldn’t you be???), you know that today, June 28, witnessed the opening stage of the Tour de France on the island of Corsica. It is only appropriate...
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Stage 4 Preview
So the stage previews for days 2 and 3 are missing…but not for lack of riding! The riders of Tristan’s Cavalry have been steadily logging miles out in Cali, and the guys in marketing have failed to...
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Stage 5 Preview
Well, the men of Tristan’s Cavalry has bravely made it through the shortest and easiest day of their ride. Tomorrow’s stage is not much more difficult, at only 5 miles longer than today’s trek. Let’s...
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Stage 6 Preview: San Francisco – Monterey
The men of Tristan’s Cavalry safely rolled into San Francisco yesterday afternoon, sorely looking forward to their first rest day. They’re sure to get plenty of sleep today, trying to recover a bit...
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Sore Bums and Smiles
A little relaxation after a day filled with riding through even more magnificent scenery.. Five Riding Days are complete… And several hundred miles have been traveled… Pounds upon pounds of food have...
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When is the Next Rest Day Craig??!!?
Nick and I began day six with one simple thought in our mind never trust a friend to plan something for you which he himself is not going to partake. Throughout 120 mile ride today we envision sucker...
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Stage 7 Preview: Monterey – San Simeon
I knew this would happen. I knew that, after putting in the first REAL miles of this trip, Kyle and Nick were going to moan about how poorly planned this stage was, about how it was SOOO long, and...
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