in 2007 Yonah opted out of a Bar Mitzvah. His alternative rite of passage was riding a bike from San Francisco to Washington DC with the rest of the family in tow.
His Dad, Matt, is a mediocre selling author whose most recent royalty check for his "breakthrough book" was only four figures. (Two of the figures standing to the right of the decimal point.) Undaunted, he has recently finished a memoir of their epic journey.
Read the first chapter here.
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That sounds like an amazing adventure. Thanks for the recommendation!
Very interesting (and funny) story!
Man, I love that picture. Sounds like a neat book, too.
i'm so sure this would be the right end, believe it or not.
i'm so sure this would be the right end, believe it or not.