Hello everyone… it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything so we have lots of catching up to do!
For starters, I successfully completed my goal of taking some amazing motorcycle rides in 2016. Following my 2016 Memorial Day Weekend Ride, I enjoyed a week-long ride up and around the New York Finger Lakes, across Lake Champlain (via ferry) to Vermont, followed by a quick stop in Woodstock, NY on the return ride home. I will post a blog entry about it in the near future so stay tuned.
I also FINALLY took my long-awaited, 11-day ride to Nova Scotia and am currently writing a book about it titled, Two Up. I will keep you posted but hope to have it published sometime in early 2018. I will simply say that it was one of the most enjoyable rides I’ve ever experienced.
Aside from the amazing motorcycle rides to destinations I’d never before experienced, a lot has happened in my personal life. In late 2016, I entered into a serious relationship with a single mother of two that eventually led to me quitting my job and moving to New Jersey after living in Maryland for over 20 years. The moving part was much more work than I ever imagined. Especially after living in the same place for over 20 years. That also meant a dramatic change from my longtime, responsibility-free, single, bachelor lifestyle, to a domesticated, responsibility-filled, and family-oriented lifestyle filled with the everyday happenings of a family of four to include a nine-year-old boy and a fifteen-year-old girl. The days of peace and tranquility in my condo (aka bachelor pad) where everything revolved around me and what I wanted, have been replaced with days filled with constant chaos and activities that revolve around everyone but me. As you can imagine it’s been both challenging and rewarding but I wouldn’t change it for the world.
I also started my own consulting company called NuCentury Consulting. This too, has been an unexpectedly enjoyable learning experience. After working for other companies for the past 25 years, I’m proud to finally be able to say I now truly work for myself. It’s another one of the items on the top of my “long-awaited” list.
As you can see, I’ve been a very busy boy so keep your fingers crossed and wish me luck as we move forward towards the future.
James