Category Archives: Writing

The Kicker

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

The crowd was long gone and the lights were now dim. He walked out onto the artificial grass, looking at the red, white and blue confetti on the field.  He took one step repeated by 100 more. As he reached … Continue reading →

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State of the Union Tweets

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

A few tweets from last night’s State of the Union address: “Fifty bucks the Vice President picks his nose. Fifty bucks he eats it.” From Caddyshack 3: #SOTU John Boehner looks like he’s unsuccessfully trying to use the Jedi Mind trick. … Continue reading →

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Day 10

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Goal Weight: 195 Today’s weight: 228. Fatigue is a thief who’ll pilfer your hopes and steal your dreams. I hit a wall yesterday. And not with my car. My fatigue caught up with me and I broke down.  It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The Donut

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

The sun broke the horizon, painting the brown brick buildings with hues of pink and orange.  The small Southern city was coming alive dressed with spectacular beauty. On a wooden bench outside of a downtown donut shop, an old man … Continue reading →

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Fit-to-fat-to-fit Blog: Day 9

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Goal weight: 195 Let’s forget weight for a moment: Last night I took off a pair of size 40 jeans (a Christmas present from my wife).  Big deal you say?  I took them off without unbuttoning or unzipping them. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Late

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Hundreds of taillights clogged the interstate for as far as he could see. Jim Kinney fought the urge to honk his horn – like that would have done any good.  Instead, he was like a roast in a Crockpot — … Continue reading →

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Choices

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Goal Weight: 195 Starting Weight: 245 Present Weight: 229.6 lbs. Exercised on my ankle today. It survived but is sore now.  I currently have it elevated and iced. A funny thing is happening now that I am getting back to … Continue reading →

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Twist and shout.

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Goal weight 195. One of the toughest things for me to handle is an injury.  A few years ago, I trained for the Memphis Marathon and on my final long training run, I injured my IT Band.  There was no … Continue reading →

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The Seawall

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

It was a cool, late winter’s day. The man paused as he caught his breath. Propping against his shovel, he looked around at what he was building. The muddy water surrounding his waders revealed his progress. Brick by brick he … Continue reading →

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog Day 8

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Goal Weight: 195 We weighed in this morning, at according to their scales, I’ve lost 10 lbs. this week, making for a total of 17 lbs. lost in two weeks. I started with their weight-ins at 241. So if my … Continue reading →

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