A lot has happened since my last post and I feel a million miles away from creativity. I’ve been going at it full throttle with work and have allowed little time for anything else. That tends to be the pattern as I try to push a year’s worth of work in to six to eight months so I can do as I please and travel for the remaining time.
Along with my busy work routine there’s been a presidential election, a very good friend from college passed and my mother was diagnosed with cancer. I assumed I would be headed off to New Zealand for the winter/summer and had actually booked a ticket but I felt tentative about it so I didn’t talk it up much.
It’s currently a beautiful day in Houston with temps in the low 80’s and just the right amount of humidity. My kind of weather but tomorrow I’ll be headed back up to the Rocky Mountain state. My mother was diagnosed with cancer just two weeks ago and underwent surgery almost immediately. She is now recovering in Denver and the prognosis good but there is chemo to follow along with lifestyle changes one must make to battle a disease that has become far to common. For me it’s a no brainer that I head up to Colorado for an undetermined amount of time to offer support to my sister and mother. Sure, I’d love to me headed off on some other journey but I much rather do the right thing.
About Me
- Todd Gilbreath
- I entered this crazy thing called life in 1965. Born and raised in Houston, Texas. As a kid I always dreamed of getting out of Houston and living in the Mountains. After graduating High School, in 1984, I left Houston for 20 years. One of the first things I did was hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Little did I know that the trail would never end. I've traveled all over the USA, hitchiked thru New Zealand, roamed the streets of Katamandu, drank wine in Tuscany, drank beer in Tierra del fuego, drank scotch in scotland, drove my car to Labrador, sailed the Caribbean, etc. etc. I've also worked many jobs. Several seasons as a Wilderness Ranger, Drove a limo in Aspen, Bellhopped at several hotels, worked for North Face, two years with a start up, and alot of Misc. this and that.....I'm an athlete and have been a runner since I was 10 years old. I was also a competitive cross country skier but since returning to Houston I no longer do much of that. Other sporting interest include biking, swimming, hiking, and roller skiing... My current occupation is World Traveler and Thinker but I buy and sell old stuff to actually make a living. .