I try not to be much for superstitions, but I can’t help but think that maybe the Wild West Showdown has it out for me. Last year, I ended up…
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Like most WFTDA leagues, my team has a busy schedule for the month of May. The majority of our sanctioned bouts take place during this month — ALL of our…
Humans, by and large, are a pessimistic bunch. Aren’t we? We spend a lot of time thinking and worrying about how things can go wrong. What we’re doing wrong. Why…
Competitive sports are played mainly on a five-and-a-half inch court, the space between your ears. BOBBY JONES Pushing yourself to do physically difficult things is one way to build up…
Sometimes, you reach that moment in a game where you just can’t push any further. You’ve left everything on the track. You’ve given it your all. And you want to…
In case you missed it, Iron Octopus Fitness has named May #mentaltoughnessmonth. To be fair, this may already exist. It might be in a different month. Who knows? The point…
I started taking driving lessons when I was 14. Then transitioned into Driver’s Ed. when I was 15 and a half. My first driver’s test was atrocious. I passed, but…
I’m thoroughly disgusted with my performance. All the skills that I’ve been working so hard on have deserted me in this moment. I’m pissed off that I’m not doing as…
I used to love the A-Team when I was a youngster. I don’t know why. I mean, have you watched that show as an adult? Those guys have to be…
I am a younger sister. The youngest, actually. And, while this distinction allowed me to get away WITH a lot of things, there’s one thing it didn’t allow me to…