Sing me back home...

I don't necessarily consider myself to be a 'country music fan'. At least not today's rock style country. Don't get me wrong, it's well enough, but doesn't float my musical boat most of the time.

What I do like: Merle Haggard. Merle has comforted me in times of great lonliness and despair on more occasions that I care to count. He has a song I really like and seems appropriate for today and tomorrow as I make my way to Bentonville from Verona, MO. It's titled "Sing me back home".

Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yl6RJRyTwQ

It's a pretty sad song, but I'm not sad. It just reminds me that we've all been in a 'tough spot' before, but you can dig out. Just take a look at Merle, who by his own admission should still be incarcerated. He dug out. I will too.

You have a lot of time to find yourself out here on the road, to remember where you came from. Also to think about where you're going.

There's also the wind, trees, the hot, the cold, the pain and the joy. I'm out here enjoying the elements, one step at a time. I always said I was an outdoors person :)

Wind & trees - sing me a song today. Sing me back home, with a song I used to hear...

But on my parting note for this morning, I want to give a shout out to my buddy Wayne Robinson. Wayne ran with me a lot to help me get ready for MO-AR TREK. Thanks for your help Wayne, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Please tune in later for Lauren's wonderful updates as we make more progress towards Arkansas.

Best wishes for everyone today,

Jason