Well,

Today is Friday and I feel great.  My back is "STRONG like BULL!"  I had a forty mile bike ride yesterday.  The wind on the Big Island is weird!!  It completely changed direction from one day to the next.  I kind of like the extra push that it requires to get through it.  But there is nothing mor fun when you have the wind at your back and you are just flying...IN THE ZONE!! 

Work was decent last night.  It seems that my new Pork Cutlet Marsala is a winner with the diners at Waikoloa Grill 'n Bar.  May is usually a slow month so hopefully we can bring in some business with this new "Summer Fare" menu. 

I am up to $590 of my $5000 goal to raise awareness for Ankylosing Spondylitis by June 24th, 2012.  The fundraiser has only been posted for 3 days!!  If you haven't checked it out yet, please click on "My Charitable Life" at the top of this blog. 

I also have nade a few big contacts over the past coupl of days in the AS world.  Elin Aslanyan of the Spondylitis Association of America has been a wonderful help in giving me the advice to get this thing off of the ground.  I have also made some contacts with major groups where I will be able to share and publish my story and hopefully inspire others with AS around the world.  Life is good!!

Just enough time for a ten mile run before what will hopefully be a busy night at work. 

Tomorrow is the first long distance race of the season at Kawaihae.  6 guys in one canoe for 9 miles nonstop.  Let's do it WAIKOLOA!!! 

-H