Posted: 18 August 2011 at 12:35pm | IP Logged

Well, I guess that's the best I'm going to do so far.

John Lupini noted "Tis not inclusive, tis not thorough, tis not Gant chart like, It's more like a spring ride-enjoyable and smile producing."

I'm good with that.  Lots left out because it just got too long.  Hopefully, if you chose to download it, it will help some and produce a couple smiles for others.

Your choice: Ignore this post; hit the link and read it on-line; right click on it and save it to your computer, where you have more controll over the format; did I mention ignore thsi post?

http://steveaikens.com/IBRReport/IBR2011Report-Aikens.pdf

Posted: 10 September 2011 at 8:43am | IP Logged

Thanks for the comments folks.  Putting it to paper was an experience in itself.  Reliving the ride, the rain, the flooding, the high winds, standing at the gas stations waiting for the lightning storms to break, the construction, the traffic, the potholes, the calm sunny day, the awesome roads, the great folks you get to meet everywhere you go, the wildlife encounters, the crappy food on the road, the great food on the road - there's just so much you get to experience, it's difficult to relate the experience and emotions in words.  How do you make it flow for the start to the finish?  What should you talk about?  What should you cut or leave out?  Is it going to be a report memo or a novella?

I'm happy it was enjoyed.  Unfortunately, reading it isn't one percent of the fun of experiencing it.

Aikens - the ride's not over yet