by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 31, 2019 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
I don’t even know where to start with this year. I don’t think I could make up half of it if I tried. 2017 and 2018 were the happiest two years of my life and then 2019 happened. In 2017 and 2018 I was in a relationship with the most beautiful woman of...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 31, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
December 15 Pedal: 29 km’s in New Brunswick + 54 km’s in PEI = 83 km’s Confederation Bridge on the NB side Destination: originally Cornwall, ended up camping behind the Simmons Sports Arena in Charlottetown Weather: In New Brunswick all the way to...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 29, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
I still mourn the loss of that little boy I know I killed a piece of your heart To this day I never forgot No one would listen, no one cared No one fought for you and your heart You have to believe that I was listening You have to believe that I cared You cried, you...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 28, 2019 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Over the years in truck I got into listening to podcasts. First a few a week and then depending on the day sometimes listening to podcasts 6-7 hours a day. I have probably listen to a few 1000 hours of podcasts by now. During some of those podcast something would...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 24, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
My failures overwhelmed me The sick feeling in my stomach returns What happened that this became my story How did this ever become my story I would do anything to change this script How does one overcome their past Where does the courage come When the fear grips you...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 23, 2019 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
PEI is one of three Maritime Provinces. It is the smallest province of Canada in both land area and population, but is the most densely populated. It became a British colony in the 1700s and was federated into Canada as a province in 1873. According to Wikipedia,...
