Skot's getting better
Heard yesterday from the amazing Skot Paschal. And now that I have his permission, I am publicizing his below reply. For those of you who may have missed Skot's story, he is working to get to the other side of the cancer that has put him on the sidelines for now. Click here to hear the Podcast interview we did with Skot last August, and here to see his NBG bio.
If anyone can turn lemons into lemonade, Skot can. I mean here's a guy who took a ride, the Boise to Salt Lake City Mayors' Ride relay, that no one wanted to do because of the absence of services, things to see and relief from the elements, and turned it into a journey filled with fun, adventure and intrigue. Click here to see the awesome slide show that resulted.
Take a moment, if U can to shoot Skot an email. Tell the man we used to call the Pocket Mail Poet, that U want him whole and well once again. Tell him, we need him on the NBG team when we pedal across the USA in 2007 as per this site. Skot we love U guy!!
And we know that we will soon see you in the Winner's Circle of Life!!
THX 4 U Skot & just THX 4 all of U!!
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At 6:51 PM +0000 11/15/05, Skot <skotsc@netzero.net> wrote:
Hello Martin/Dear Pal of Mine,
I am doing an experimental drug called erbatux. It is given every Thursday. Along with radiation every day there is much attacking the problem. I am still regaining the use of my lung from the operation, but everything seems to be going forward. I am a miracle.
I appreciate your keeping touch with me. In a year and a half, we begin one of the greatest adventures of all time.
Love +
Skot
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What had kept me letting everyone know about Skot sooner is all the excitement that my new book cover is creating. Amacker Bullwinkle powered together a beautiful mock for "How America can Bike and Grow Rich, The National Bicycle Greenway Manifesto" and already the emails are coming in from people who want to support the Boston to SF ride my book envisions. As the beautiful piece of art that it is, Amacker's representation is already beginning the process of making the story I am telling about a completed NBG real!! Extremely talented, she played an important part in the creation of the world's most powerful design tool, Adobe Photo Shop. And it is her high level expertise that will be on the front lines as we soon soon move this project on to the front page of newspapers everywhere.
See the already a w e s o m e rough draft she cobbled together at: http://www.bikeroute.com/HBGR.html
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The City of Portland got its biking report card on line with us. We hear a lot about how great cyclists have it in Portland. Well, her is tangible proof:
http://nationalbicyclegreenway.com/CityBikingReports/PortlandBiking2005.php
Biking Report Cards for most all of the rest of the 2005 Mayors' Ride cities, can be found at:
http://nationalbicyclegreenway.com/Events/Mayors_Ride/BikingReportCards2005.php
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As Thanksgiving falls upon us, there is one man who reminds us how lucky and blessed all of us here in America really are. A highly regarded engineer for the City of Palo Alto, Tom Kabat uses his free time to show that anyone can build a bike, no matter how few or how many resources any of us may have available to ourselves. As you hear the joy in Tom's voice, you will know why he loves turning other people's discards into transportation that is all about fun.
If you're ready to find yourself laughing with us as you learn what drives the man behind http://woodenbikes.com , listen to the Podcast:
http://nbg.bikeroute.com/Podcasts/TomK.mp3
THX 4 all of U!!