A Moment Lasts Forever
We had a moment. The four of us were in the car, and Joe put on “Apeman” by the Kinks: a catchy tune with silly lyrics masking serious thoughts. The song is about being too scared to Read More …
Tag: fear
Ironman Arizona Week 14: Self Doubt Takes A Hike
I know you and you don’t fool me. I have lived with you my whole life, and it was only as an adult that I chose to ignore you. You resent me for that. You Read More …
Two Is Enough
There is a baby in this house: her name is Sarah and she is five months old. She still doesn’t sit, crawl or talk. She just smiles, laughs and kicks her legs as if they Read More …
The Non Compete Athlete
There is no chance I will win IronMan Florida, none of reaching podium in my age group or of qualifying for Kona. It’s this lack of performance pressure that attracts me to crazy endurance events Read More …
#ThumbsUp Tackles The Carnaval Miami 5k
I’ve told Kerry Gruson’s story hundreds of times and it doesn’t get any easier. In our #ThumbsUp campaign we want the world to know what happened to her. But we want you to focus on Read More …
Blood Doesn’t Lie, But Headaches Do
It’s hard to tell if something is fake or real when it comes to my son Dreamer (8). He wants to be a spy when he grows up, is perfecting the art of deceit and Read More …
The Sick Heart
I have spent several hours this week opening envelopes and counting dollars for a Hope For Brianna fundraiser. I am still not done, but I am not complaining. As you can read here, Brianna is a little girl Read More …
Mothers, Daughters, Bows And Arrows
No relationship compares to that of parent and child. The Lebanese writer Kahlil Gibran, in his book The Prophet, wrote a poem/prose On Children, which you can read at the end of this post. In a nutshell, Read More …
Two Calls From School On The Same Day Can’t Be Good News
Dreamer wants to be a spy when he grows up. He’d be a good one too. He owns all sorts of spy gear, and has watched Spy Kids so many times even I know it Read More …
My Final Under Armour “What’s Beautiful” Challenge
Today I am heading to Central Florida so that I can ride Sugarloaf Mountain (pictured below). This is a big part of my goal for the Under Armour What’s Beautiful campaign and it’s absurd to Read More …
