Irrespective of what number of people seem within the pages of every version of Keys Weekly, there are all the time so many extra of our neighborhood members who need to be acknowledged. In an effort to shine a highlight on extra of the unbelievable people who stay and work in these islands, Keys Weekly is proud to current our Neighbor of the Week function, devoted to celebrating a neighborhood member with every difficulty.
Our neighbor of the week is Brandon Manzer, who’s the proprietor of Marathon Bike Works. After promoting his companies and transferring to the Keys, he realized that neighborhood members and guests may actually use a pleasant bike store within the space. He has expertise proudly owning bike outlets in Michigan and is wanting ahead to the numerous methods he can get entangled with the Marathon neighborhood.
BRANDON MANZER
Marathon Bike Works
How lengthy have you ever been within the Keys and what introduced you right here? I’ve been in Marathon for a brief two years and that point has flown by. After a 25-year profession in one other trade, I retired/offered my company firm to a bigger group. It simply so occurred my daughter graduated faculty the identical yr. So, with my second act it was an ideal time to place down roots in a spot I had manifested for years of my life.
What’s your spirit animal? I faucet into a number of completely different animals, but when I had to decide on, I’d say a silverback gorilla. My family members all the time inform me that. It’s an ongoing joke for them to take footage of my fingers and the way I maintain them and put them in our group chat.
For those who had been a bicycle, which half would you be and why? Nice query – possibly a derailleur? That is the a part of the bike that adjustments the gears for the bike. It makes using simpler and extra pleasant. The derailleur is able to find that good gear for a gradual pleasant trip enabling you to really feel like a child once more in your first bike.
What’s your favourite ’90s jam? I like music of all sorts, however one music? Most likely one thing by Jodeci like “Without end My Woman” or “Come and Discuss to Me.”
What’s your go-to breakfast meals? If it’s every single day, then it’s eggs within the morning for me. If I need to spice it up, add a pancake on the facet.
What’s the funniest factor that’s occurred to you latterly? The very first thing that involves my thoughts is my canine, Titan. He’s a particularly cherished aged member of the family and store canine. His thoughts is younger, however his physique sadly doesn’t all the time cooperate with him. So our household laughs collectively about issues as foolish as him doing a “quantity two” randomly whereas he’s strolling and looking out again at it prefer it stunned him too. We chuckle with him, not at him! Love that man.
What fictional character do you establish most with? The Unimaginable Hulk. I may join all of the dots for you, however I assume I’ll simply say it’s not the muscular tissues and indignant beast, though a few of that performs. It’s the misunderstood mild man that even throughout instances of misery he actually does do the appropriate factor.
Purple, white or blue? Why? Purple for positive. While you ask this I consider our flag. I take into consideration my appreciation for the braveness, sacrifice, bravery and blood shed by those that fought for us to have the ability to stay like we do.
What’s one factor folks don’t find out about you? I’ve by no means as soon as tried espresso – not even a sip.
Know somebody who can be a very good “Neighbor of the Week?” E mail keysweeklyjen@gmail.com.