Junior Year

For two years I attended the Younger Next Year Junior College. I did 45 minutes a day of aerobics four times a week and 45 minutes a day of weight lifting two days a week. The whole program kicked off with the RAGBRAI bicycle ride across Iowa with 20,000 of my newest, closest most personal friends — and good buddy Bill Rautenstrauch.

I celebrated graduating from YNY Junior College by climbing Beartooth Pass in northwest Wyoming twice — first from the east side and then from the west side.

Then I moved on to the Gray Seals University. Now I do one hour a day of aerobics four times a week and one hour a day of weight lifting two days a week. This summer I plan to celebrate finishing my junior year by riding around Crater Lake with Bill.

I have not yet decided what my graduation ceremony from Gray Seals University will involve, but hopefully it will be a challenge that captures the imagination.