People Of 2024: Dave (N.Y.) Roll

 In my travels and life during the year, I have been blessed to be supported, befriended, and on occasion visited by some pretty awesome folks. Sometimes I visited them. (Hopefully they were equally blessed!) I wanted to take some extra space to recognize and celebrate these people at the end of the year. I hope you gain some insight and appreciation for what these people mean to me this year and beyond. 

A N.Y. Roll selfie from his recent New York trip

This person is an obvious one for this list and a very important person to me. My friend, Dave, has been invaluable to me over the last several years. He's been there for me and helped me out in ways not many people are aware of, but that's okay. We don't need to broadcast everything, right Dave? Ha ha!

I laugh, but it is true. I owe the opportunity to be where I am at now, in part, to Dave. He is influential in my past regarding Trans Iowa, and he continues to be a help up to this very day. 

Mr. Roll has helped organize rides which were centered around myself, he has hosted the podcast at his home for the last two years plus some, and essentially been a friend to me which is something I am eternally thankful for. Plus, Dave gives me Topo Chico to drink sometimes. How can you not like a guy that does that?

It goes without saying then that 2024 would have been not nearly as good or fun if it was a year without N.Y. Roll in it. And a shout-out to Morgan for putting up with our podcast nonsense also. 

I am definitely looking forward to a 2025 that includes my friend and together I hope that we can keep up the podcast and fun times. Plus, there might be something involving bicycles and a ride that we might do. Stay tuned on that possibility next year.