Figure 1: Biked & camped 100 miles (160 km) from Milwaukee to Manitowoc in 36 hours It’s been a tumultuous year. It took a multitude of drafts to complete this short piece. I felt demoralized when authoring this post. Then I reviewed my 2023 in review post and it put my frustration in perspective: Life is pain and joy. It’s an undulation of anguish one day, blissful peace the next.
