Remembering Lou Tice

Teenie and I just had the closet in our master bedroom redone and it made me think of my dear friend and mentor, Lou Tice.

Lou had a million great stories and one of them was about his friends who worked for 3 days to organize and clean up their home because 'company was comin'.   It seemed that it wasn't long until the home returned to it's previously untidy state.  Lou's question was, "How come you don't keep it that nice and tidy?  Aren't you good enough to live in a place that organized and clean all the time?"

My closet was not nearly as tidy as you see it before the remodel, to be honest.   You will remember possibly, that after Lou's death, I promised to redouble my efforts to make the world a better place.   Keeping my closet like this 'all the time' is going to serve as symbol for me.   I want the world to be a better place 'all the time'.  And, I/you/we deserve it.

I know I may wear you guys out sometimes when it comes to being in full gear..........the full team kit.   But, to me it is like the closet.   You/we deserve to look like the elite athletes you are.  If you are yet to be elite, then you are preparing to be elite or you are on the wrong team.   So, "Act as if, and prepare for", as Teenie says.

We deserve the best in clothing, skills training, team rides, camps, races, etc., etc.  For me you see, "Good enough, never is!"

Your question, "In what ways can you help organize and clean or TEAM closet?  your life closet? your world closet?"

Lou is proud of me for asking this!  Lou, I will never forget you