Popped into the tiny post office in Winona yesterday.  Thomas was just closing up.  Thomas is the young man who recently became a father.  When he found out what I was doing, he dropped a lot of wisdom on me regarding the ride, e.g.:

"You're only as old as you feel." (Response to my noting that I'm not getting younger.)

"You only live once."

"Why not?"

"You're practically there [San Francisco], and from here on it's pretty flat...except for the Rockies." (Granted, Thomas was clearly messing with me.)

Sometimes cliches are cliche for a reason.  

Anyway, seriously, I've appreciated the well-wishes from my old friends as well as the acquaintances I've made along the way.  I was telling my wife the other day that I never thought of myself as someone who needed a lot of cheerleading, back-patting, etc. (except of course, from her).  It turns out encouraging words are indeed encouraging.

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