I once heard a story (damned if I can remember where) about a man that traveled to Tibet to spend time with the Buddhist Monks there. One day, he and…
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In early November, I made what has alternately felt like the best and worst decision of my life. Iron Octopus Fitness had been in business for a year and I…
I was reading a book last month — surprise! — and I read this quote that I didn’t think much about at the time. It was just one of those…
Early this year (before every body part I have decided to go on hiatus), I was awarded MVP Blocker in a bout. For the first time. Ever. Wait, wait! Before…
There’s this installation at a skate park near my house called a “pyramid”. It’s essentially a four-sided ramp with a flat top, so you could — in a perfect world…
Recently, I went away. Away, away. Deep into the backcountry. And so this story starts: A little while ago in a backcountry that was kind of far away… There’s something…
I wanted to write this earlier, but it took me some time to calm down and climb off my soapbox. Deep breaths. Guzfraba. A few days ago I was digging around…
I used to have this creature that lived just under my sternum. It made my heart race when I would miss practices or off-skates training. It would expand and make my…
This “vlog” (I hate that word — It makes me feel like I’m literally throwing up in my own mouth) is a small snippet of the last in a series…
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. SOCRATES CONFESSION: At the writing of this article, it’s…