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Welcome to Team Christner!
Now in my twelfth year of riding the in what is now called Bike MS, I have ridden with a number of teams over the years. Two of my mates from Team CSL were unable to ride this year, so my long-time biking partner Harold Anderson and I decided to ride with Team Christner this…
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Eleven Years and Still Riding!
The bicycle is a wonderful marriage between (hu)man and machine. Of course, it helps to have pavement roads to minimize friction, but it still amazes me that you can, using your own energy, travel 75 miles in a day. This sounds like a grueling feat, but it’s really just a series of ~10-mile rides. Three…
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A Tribute to My Mother
I delivered this eulogy at my mother’s memorial service on February 7, 2009. Tribute to Doris O’Rourke It’s an honor to pay tribute to my mother Doris today, and to celebrate her life. I’m grateful to my siblings for the chance to represent our family here today. She has been a tremendous role model to…
