Thursday, April 18, 2013

An Ode to those now passed

This week's Boston Marathon tragedy has staggered the nation and cast the signature cavalier east coast Boston attitude with an ill shadow.  I am a Massachusetts native and can still spell that goddamn state name without so much as missing a beat.  I was born and raised in the "armpit" of Mass., attended school in Amherst and I ran the Boston Marathon back in 1998 and so this story hits particularly close to home for me.  Heartbreak hill will never be the same. 

I am fortunate in that I did not lose anyone in this tragic event, but there is a piece of me that was recently lost.  A couple months ago I lost someone I was close with, an ardent EV dreamer and an early convert to the TDI EV dream I began hatching back in 2010.  The owner of the first EVC TDI conversion I ever did and one business relationship that forged a lasting friendship.  I trust you are in a better place now Keeder, and I wish you the best on the ultimate adventure you are undertaking.  Be well my friend.