BIG NEWS!

I've reached 1% of my total fund raising goal!

... no, but seriously, here's a picture of a cat.

Chapter 1: Starts and Beginnings

So this is my first post on my first blog ever! (unless you counted that short stint of time I spent messing around with Xanga when I was younger... oh my misspent youth...)

I'd like to start out by sending a warm thank you to the supplier of my very first donation on the way to raising $4,000 for Bike and Build: my good friend and freshman year roommate Joe Fraioli. Every little bit helps, and I greatly appreciate your support! It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when I saw I already had a nice donation in my online coffer. Speaking of coffer, I owe you a coffee. My treat.

Moving on, I suppose I should try and establish what this blog is (hopefully) going to be for. I think that, though I generally abhor bulletted lists, it may be of some use to me now:

• I hope to primarily keep friends and family up to speed on my whereabouts and experiences while on the road this summer.
• Until that point, I hope to update fairly regularly as donations come in to spread the good news of human generosity around the interwebz.
• Also, shits and giggles.

Those three things taking primary, secondary, and tertiary importance (respectively) perhaps I will be able, in such a way, to keep this interesting, apt, and moderately readable–if anyone decides to read it, that is.

I'm not entirely sure what an RSS feed is, but I know that I'm supposed to encourage you to sign up for it... so do that.