Thursday, July 7th, 2011 From Shreveport, LA Blast off was at 7:15 AM this morning! A neighbor and dear friend, Cynthia Marshall, was there to see me off, and a Harley riding buddy of mine made an appearance, with Harley, to “ride me out of town”, which I thought was a touching and fun gesture

July 6th, 2011 Nine hours to blast off, and counting… The best way to connect with my blog is through my personal website. http://www.middletonomalley.com There’s a link right at the top of the home page…you can’t miss it! And, there’s a place on the blog where you can subscribe. Subscribing will automatically allow you

June 29th, 2011 I feel like a climber at a staging camp in the Himalayas; anxious to get going, but wondering if my less than youthful body can hack the summer heat, distance, and day to day pounding of the road. This trip may very well turn out to be more than 7,500 miles worth

Do you frequently give thought to what the hell you are doing, and why? This seems to be an important function that gets left aside as we live the lives we’re pushed into by convention, heritage, situation, dementia, or weakness. It’s hard to jump out of the plane because what if the parachute doesn’t open? But

Greetings! Preparing for the road….Launch date July 7th Oh, look at all the toys! A custom Harley travel bag sits on the luggage rack behind the passenger back rest. Once removed, up pops the handle, and it rolls away, of course! The seat is 2″ longer than a stock seat which goes a long way to