Author Archives: Marshall Ramsey

Thursday Free-For-All

Thank God it’s Thursday. Or something like that. Have a great day.

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Spotlighting the good

The Clarion-Ledger did something noteworthy yesterday and the editors deserve a little praise. Instead of plastering pictures of the shooter (who shall not be named by me) all over the top of the fold, there was a story of three … Continue reading

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Time

I don’t have time to exercise. I make time.  I get up and run way before most people hit the snooze.  I’m not saying this because it makes me superior. Or special.  It’s the only time I can get in … Continue reading

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Wednesday Free-For-All

It is Wednesday, isn’t it?

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: An Ounce of Prevention

I had to take off a pair of jeans today. They were too big, too baggy and didn’t fit me. They were size 36s. That’s a long way from the size 41 waist I had back in January. One reason … Continue reading

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Rising from the ashes of their own shame.

Championships are played for on the field. But the sign of a true champion is what happens off it. Penn State has been handed a golden chance to prove they are true champions. The school was severely punished yesterday for … Continue reading

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Tuesday Free-For-All

It’s trash day!  I mean, Tuesday!  Have a great day.

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Near-Death Penalty

Today was the day of reckoning (one of many I’m sure) for Penn State due to its handling of Jerry Sandusky’s abuse of children. The NCAA punished the school with a Near-Death Penalty (which in some ways is worse than … Continue reading

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The Dark Knight Rises

It was Sunday noon. The parking lot was already filling up as my sons and I headed to the movie theater’s box-office.  On the sidewalk was a police car.  It was the first reminder of the tragic events of last … Continue reading

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Goals

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Ah, the ever elusive “Goal Weight of 195 lbs.” I lost 40 lbs. in the first 12 weeks of the year. Then I lost another 10 and have been in a holding pattern since. The last … Continue reading

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