Discover Russ Newton ALS Ride of a Lifetime

Spent Sunday afternoon at Matt's middle sons home, Jacob. The boys were playing balls in the front years after church and we drover over...

Frankie the pig might be my most favorite part of coming out here. He is a gas. He drinks beer, loves food and is grumpy most of the...

A big surprise for me while I was at Matts was a random call from an old co-worker for the Army Times days. Bobby Rosenburger called...

Guys, this is Kenny Leffel and his wife. A press employee and the head of the Union that was at the Daily Press when I took over as press...

I took a detour South on my way to Matt's house. I went to Newport News were I lived for seven years from 1987 to 1994. I stopped by the...

Heading out to Maryland to see Matt Miller and family again. Won't be posting until I get there and I am taking it slow. Will be there 8...

Thank you for the very kind words. I had a pretty smooth life until I was 50, then the warranty ran out I guess. Prostate cancer hit me...

to tell you all that my speech is almost gone. This is the first major step in the battle called Bulbar onset ALS. Next up, loss of the...

The cover picture is off a crack in my windshield that started out as a little star in my window from a rock kicked up by a truck on my...

Well, I am happy to say that I feel the trip and fall I had a few days ago was due to a lack of focus on my part and not an advancement...

As I have told a few of you and posted earlier, I am losing my ability to speak quickly these days. Today, another possible disturbing...

Sorry, not much to post about for the past few days. After getting home, I needed to get my garbage disposal replaced. Called half a...

Pulled in about 20 minutes ago. Radakava Shipment was at the front door, clothes are in the wash and I am unpacked. Even though I had a...

I left early again and made it 760 miles today. Ended up Grand Island again. I have 540 mils to go tomorrow so should make it home by 3...

I left the Bay Area early Sunday morning and was able to drive 800 miles. The put me in Park City, Utah and I connected up with a friend,...

I drove up from Fresno Saturday late morning. I met Andre Thomas, Rob Kinard and Kevin Garris. Andre took my position at Bay Area...

.... I was in Fresno, CA with Good friends Rachel and Phillip Brandt. Stayed with them a there lovely home outside of Fresno. Had a...

So with Billy ill in the hospital, i ended up going to Austin Beutner's home and visiting with him. Austin is one of if not the smartest...

I put two other post"s up before the Lee one, not sure what is going on but this web site is not working right for me. now. So here goes...

I spent with Lee Carey another employee I worked with at the LA Times. We had some wine a nice Italian meal and caught up on the world....