So after three + years of havin’ this here blog look the same, I thought a change – let’s call it a spring makeover – might do it good. Cue “Maybe” by the Sick Puppies… …Maybe it’s time to change And leave it all behind…
1. As complex as it might appear, life is actually quite simple. Love those who love you. Eat right. Get enough rest. Smile. Explore and discover. Have your breath taken away. 2. When experienced from a wheelchair, inches resemble feet, yards appear to be miles…
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,…
It has been quite a while since I unleashed a bit of arguably useless knowledge on this lil’ old blog. Way too long, I must say. To help round out 2010, I thought I’d share a few random pieces of knowledge*. And no list is…
I’m a sucker when it comes to lists. I have been keeping them for as long as I can remember. And when I’m not keeping a list, I’m thinking about making a new one. The last item on every old list reads, “Remember to start…
OK, so this entry is really about kayaking but “canoe canoe?” sounded like a cool title so I went with it. It got your attention, right? So read on and learn about my latest excellent adventure. As an exhibition event at the recent Vets Games…
After almost two decades in a wheelchair, you might think I have seen and done almost everything possible in the disabled sports world. That’s what I thought, too, before being selected to join the Navy and Coast Guard team at the inaugural Warrior Games held…
Hey – I came across an interesting and insightful quote by Viktor Frankl on a wall at the Olympic Training Center last week that I thought I’d share… “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms –…
Top things overheard during the race this year… In Ashland, a small “country” town near the starting line where NASCAR seems to have influenced the townsfolk. “Hey, there’s wheelchair number 24…Go Jeff Gordon!” In Framingham (before the 6 mile mark) where early morning alcohol consumption…
I just received a couple photos from the 2009 Jacksonville Marathon and thought they might be cool to share. The first photo shows what it is like when about 1,000 people are eagerly waiting for the starter’s gun and I’m in their way. In the…