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Fit2Fat2Fit Blog: Day 5 — Lung Day

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Marshall Ramsey

Weight 222 lbs. Today was lung day. As in, “I need to shove my lung back in my mouth.” Coach Paul kept us moving — if we weren’t running, we were doing burpees or mountain climbers or something else to … Continue reading →

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20 for 20: Episode Nine — Frank

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Marshall Ramsey

To mark my 20th year of being a cartoonist in Mississippi, I thought I’d dig out 20 tales from the past two decades. Some are funny. Some are serious. All tell the story of how I came to fall in … Continue reading →

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10 Life Lessons I learned from sports

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Marshall Ramsey

Happy Monday y’all. I spent the better part of the weekend watching my middle son zoom around the cross country course and the soccer field. When you spend that much time baking in the sun and watching middle school kids, … Continue reading →

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Ramsey Blog: Danger – Comfort Zone Ahead

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

I was driving the family through the mountains a couple of summers ago and saw a sign that read, “Danger – Blasting Zone.” It got my attention. I suddenly imagined driving the Ramsey minivan swiftly through a series of explosions … Continue reading →

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Daily Ramsey Blog: 5/2/12

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Today’s cartoon almost never happened. As you probably know, I’m now a part-time cartoonist and work from around 6 a.m. until noon. I had a completely different cartoon drawn for today — one that was highly inappropriate considering the the … Continue reading →

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Daily Ramsey Blog: The Mentor

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Time is the current that pushes up downstream. People are the rocks we encounter.  The more rocks, the purer, clearer water.  A mountain stream is more interesting than a stagnant creek.  Or something like that. My mixed-up metaphor comes to … Continue reading →

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Daily Ramsey Blog: 4/30/12

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

NASA overcame gravity and landed on the Moon. Charles Lindbergh battled headwinds and flew across the Atlantic. Lance Armstrong beat cancer and mountains to win the Tour de France seven times. Thomas Edison repeatedly failed until he discovered how to … Continue reading →

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Ramsey Blog: 4/29/12

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Reading the Smithville coverage this morning is a reminder that any security we have in our lives is a mirage. Within minutes, the Northeast Mississippi town of 900 was reduced to splinters by the EF-5 monster tornado. People (who moments … Continue reading →

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Daily Ramsey Blog: 4/27/12

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Today’s cartoon.  What a way with words. Flipped between the NFL draft and American Idol last night. Both were wonderful displays of talent soon-to-be rewarded (and America’s insatiable appetite to be entertained.) I pulled for Fletcher Cox and Skylar Laine, … Continue reading →

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Daily Ramsey: 4/26/12

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Had a pretty vivid dream last night. I don’t make it a habit of reporting my dreams, but this one would make for a pretty good story.  But I’m going to tell it in a personal context instead.  It turned … Continue reading →

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