Today’s Forecast: Pain…with a strong chance of irritation

And now, another typical conversation between my wife and I.
Her: What’s the matter?
Me: (wearing a pained expression on my face) I can barely walk. My quads are killing me.
Her: You overdid it again, didn’t you? You always do this.
(pause)
Her: Okay, you do this quite often.
Me: grumble grumble grumble
Her: awwwww, who’s a cranky-pants??
I hate the fact [...]

There’s Always A ‘But’ In There Somewhere…

This morning I surprised myself by rising at the asscrack of dawn….5:12am to be precise. Cin and I had decided to return to training full-time this week, and today was scheduled as our first weight session in the gym.
I made it downstairs. Cin, unfortunately, decided to surrender to the siren call of our crack bed [...]

The Rise of Ironhead.

A goal without a plan is just a wish. - Joel Friel
Welcome back to my newly tweaked home. After my privacy meltdown late last week, I had a chance to chat with my gorgeous wife Cin - since she’s been part of the blogging community far longer than I, she had a bit of a [...]

The Devil And The Online Crossroads.

The last few drafts that I’ve written for this blog (and will most likely never post) have raised an interesting issue for me. Where do I draw the line between my personal life and my online life? We are inundated with constant warnings and alerts about fraud, identity theft, and invasion of privacy. I have [...]

Well, Here’s Another Nice Mess I’ve Gotten Me Into.

“If A equals success, then the formula is A=X+Y+Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut.” - Albert Einstein
“Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into.” - Ollie Laurel
Shortly after I finished my first sprint tri, the questions started. Right after the regular, almost routine questions - how was [...]