Of all the things I’ve called to tell my mom — and believe me, there have been a lot over the years — what I told her two weeks ago definitely set a new standard. “My shoulders are impossible to…
This past weekend I competed in my first disc golf tournament, hence the title of the post. I picked up the sport a few years back while living in Texas and continued playing in Georgia and then to New Orleans,…
Something outside recently caught my eye at work. Back in February it was all of the Mardi Gras floats rolling by. This time, though, it wasn’t something on the street. Rather, on the water. From our vantage point on…
I only felt complete, total-body exhaustion twice in my life. The first? Back in 2010. The second? Last weekend. Six years ago I participated in The Avia Austin Triathlon. Held on Labor Day Weekend on Lady Bird Lake every year, entrants have…
Quick: Name the movie with this popular line. “You’re going to need a bigger boat.” Simple, right? That was Titanic. All right. All right. Any movie buff that’s worth his/her salt knows that’s from Jaws. Until recently, all of my…
It caught my eye like a beautiful woman wearing a red dress. The headline on SportsJournalists.com read, “Communications Assistant – U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.” The body included words and phrases like “writing” (It could have…
Sometimes it feels great to get away. Easy, now: I’m not talking about bank robberies. This past weekend was another festival weekend in New Orleans and unlike the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival or Voodoo Music & Arts Experience, the…
One year ago today I turned 29+1. I said it like that for the longest time because 30 felt old. It meant my 20’s were gone and 40’s were a stone’s throw away. If you can read between the lines,…
Five months ago I got free tickets to a concert at The Civic Theatre featuring Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. It turned out to be an amazing experience and one where I could truly “feel” the music. Earlier this month, before I went on…
It’s hard to miss. Whenever I walk in the weight room of 504 Fitness, I see it. Placed on the wall in the back, right-hand corner is “The Board.” Well, actually there are three boards — one for men’s powerlifting…