Clarity of the Unknown

Clarity of the Unknown

Maybe it’s the Jeep with its top down, whipping thru the wind on the highway. Maybe it’s the music playing…a combination of new and old. Of fast and imploring. Of slow and restrained. Maybe it’s the caffeine from my first cup of coffee in a...

Bittersweet

There you are amongst the crowd. One of thirty freshman.  And my breath is taken from me. For a moment, the briefest moment, everything else on my mind fades away. The whirlwind of stress that has been the background beat for the last several months is now muted, and...

Focus

I pull into the driveway, trying to leave that last of my work day behind. As I enter the house, I am greeted by the all too familiar semi-chaotic scene. Lola comes jumping into the hallway, happy to greet, while my kids stay somewhat immobile in their current...
Dissonance

Dissonance

It is September 2012, a bit chilly out, a mist of rain that night, and I find myself a few feet from the stage, packed amongst several hundred others at the Metro. Bob Mould comes out with his new band and promptly starts playing the first song from Copper Blue,...
Disequilibrium

Disequilibrium

About a week ago I wrote my first blog about BALANCE. How I hope the journey to another Ironman triathlon will allow me to find more balance in life and continue to gain valuable insight.  So it was with enthusiasm I looked forward to my week. To throw myself into my...