The Midnight Hour

I posted a synopsis of the recent Deep South Sectional Qualifier on my affiliate’s website here. All our athletes did very well. Our lone female competitor plus myself were able to move on to the regional level competition in Jacksonville, Florida on Memorial Day Weekend. It will definitely be the most stressful Memorial Day weekend [...]

This weekend I’ll be competing in the 2010 CrossFit Games Deep South Sectional Qualifier at Brahan Spring Park. This link will give you a good overview of the CrossFit Games, of which this sectional qualifier is a part. The goal of the CrossFit Games is to select the fittest man and woman on the planet. [...]

I didn’t start this blog to be a fitness and nutrition blog, but I did start it to be a personal blog. You get what you pay for, and you get what I’m presently focused on, which is my business, CrossFit Impulse. We’ve recently published several new articles that you might be interested in reading.
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Today we can vividly see two of Alabama’s top priorities: college football and cowering from winter weather.
This article in the Huntsville Times reveals that several local government meetings have been postponed or canceled so that attendees can watch Alabama play in the BCS national championship game. This is not the way a leader leads, and [...]

Today Alabama District 5’s democrat congressman, Parker Griffith, switched parties to become a republican. At a local press conference he said, ” I now believe I have to go farther and stand with a party that is more in tune with my beliefs…This was not an easy decision for me.” I’ll take his words at [...]

I haven’t posted to my personal blog lately, and for good reason. I’ve been armpits deep in several other projects.
I’ve written two more articles for the Homefires blog on the New York Times. In the first article I talk about the difficulties in adapting communication styles from the Marine Corps to civilian life. As usual, [...]

…that’s the title I chose for my next piece on the New York Times Homefires blog, but it didn’t fly with my editor. My newest article is live here.

My latest article, 10 Proven Test Taking Strategies, is live on Primer. Check it out and leave feedback in the comments.

While I abhor literary ego-stroking, some catching up seems prudent, as much has changed in my life recently. So I shall seek to refrain from boring you, but be warned, this post is all about my boring life. Nothing of value lies within. Enter at your own risk. No refunds will [...]

Last Thursday, July 9th 2009, the Showtime series Penn and Teller: Bullshit! took on the subject of video game violence.  I was part of the filming of this episode late last year and appear several times throughout.  Filming my parts of the episode was great fun, and I think the producer, Alex Walton, and the [...]