MLK Day – Letter From Birmingham Jail

Commemorating Martin Luther King day, a Facebook friend of mine posted a link to Dr. King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” I first read this in an anthology while I was probably a freshman in high school. I was a young white guy growing up Louisville Kentucky. It must have been 1975 or 1976. This meant […]

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Typosphere: Defined

I wrote this bit a long time ago, but I’m in the process of changing things up around here, and I decided that I wanted to have it in a place that was a little easier to reference. So, here it is.   First, there was a boy and a girl. Or maybe it’s better […]

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Two notes to you

Time flies, man. Time flies. I can’t believe we’re in the middle of December. In celebration, here’s a picture of Lisa and my favorite ornaments hanging on our tree. We took to them the moment we received them (as a gift, naturally). They’ve since grown to represent not only Christmas, but a vision of how […]

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That kind of support behind you

“Then she said, ‘You should quit your job.’” Those words came out of my mouth a few hours ago as I was sitting as a table in Viewpoint Books, signing some of my work, and talking with David Bosley and Janice Benham, two other local writers who were also signing their work. Janice had asked […]

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LLU Day 5 – What’s your strategy?

As noted over the past few days, I’ve been reviewing the Leanness Lifestyle University’s free 5-day program. Today is day five. After this time, it’s clear to me that this program has clearly been approached in a comprehensive manner, meaning that it’s been thought through from the top down, and takes into account all elements […]

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LLU: Day 4 – I second that emotion

So today I watched the fourth video in LLU’s Fitness 101 program. It’s among the more interesting, as it’s about the third leg–leading an emotionally fit lifestyle. Before I get going too far, let me drop the breadcrumbs again…here are my thoughts on: Day 1: Overview Day 2: Adventures with Food Day 3: Can you […]

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Playing around with Leanness Lifestyle University – Day 1

After seeing Rachel Carpenter’s impressive and inspiring success in regaining a healthy lifestyle, and because I’m just naturally interested in the science and psychology of weight loss in general, I decided to spend some time at Leanness Lifestyle University (LLU). For those unaware, LLU is a program founded by David Greenwalt, and focuses on helping […]

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