Freezing atop Pikes Peak 14,115ft "I hope to do that someday," said my customer. This man was in his mid-fifties, overweight with looming medical problems. He was repeating a mantra that had no doubt stuck in his head most of his life, the idea of someday. I had told him the story of how my wife and I traveled across America and his eyes opened wide with wonder. My name is Alex, I'm a former adventure writer who currently works as an airport shuttle driver. I talk to hundreds of travelers every year. I get to hear their stories and I tell them mine. This man's story stuck with me because it seemed so sad. Let's call him Carl, not his real name. Carl is obsessed with stability. "Well, you've got to have a stable job and benefits so that you can have health care and someday retire... and then start living." Really? Carl's story is typical of many of the people I grew up with in Massachusetts. They were focused on stability, income, benefits and m