Mar: “I don’t get you.”

Me: “Don’t be too hard on yourself, no one does.”

(some miles later)

Me: “I’ve got it! I’m a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”

Mar: “You’re a pain in the ass is what you are.”

Me: “Yeah, I get that a lot.”

(at this point, 2,100 miles still to go)

I just learned that I am the 2019 recipient of the Golden Squirrel Award.

I could not have achieved this lifelong dream on my own, so I would like to thank all of the “little people” who made it possible.

I am not sure what the award is for, but I will always cherish it (and all the squirrels I had to walk over to get it).