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Category Archives: Writing
Why I take running pictures.
People always ask me, “How can you take pictures and run?” A picture takes about 30 seconds for me to frame and take. I lift my iPhone and hit the button. If I take, say, six pictures, that’s not much … Continue reading
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I challenged fear and it cried “Uncle.” I was living.
The boat quickly tipped over and filled with water. A drag-chain wrapped around my leg. The current shot me past the overturned boat. My ankle, very much attached to the chain, nearly snapped off. Cold water surged over my face. … Continue reading
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Outrunning victimhood
Went to bed late. Got up early. Pounded out 4.3 miles. And even with a lack of sleep, my mind was racing as I ran. What a weird couple of weeks it has been. There’s so much pain in the … Continue reading
My cancer story
Got a note from Nancy on Tuesday. Her sister-in-law’s melanoma has come back. She wrote, “Within a few days, she got a diagnosis that none of us wanted to hear. The melanoma was back. It had spread to her brain … Continue reading
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Fit2Fat2Fit Blog: September 4, 2014
I am on acid. Lactic acid that is. You know, the byproduct of anaerobic exercise. The stuff that makes your muscles hurt like a son of a biscuit eater after you exercise. Poke me in the tit and I will … Continue reading
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The Dare: How one professor looked me in the eye and made me better
I lugged my book bag up to the second floor of the University of Tennessee’s Humanities Building on that beautiful spring day. It was the last semester of my senior year and I had senioritis big time. The sky was … Continue reading
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Ramsey Roots
My cousin Dave did some amazing genealogy work on the Ramsey family. It’s an intriguing read because we never really know much about our families except for a generation or two. It’s like a whole world has been opened up … Continue reading
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Time on the Clock.
My dad and I are bilingual. We speak English and football. And on Sunday night, I cherished our conversation. Our Tennessee Volunteers were on — and they were, for the first time in a while, dominating. We sat in my … Continue reading
Into the storm
I drive all around the Southeast. I know most of the main and backroads and can tell you, within five minutes, how long it takes to get to any point in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. I’ve navigated snow, rain, … Continue reading
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Cowboy Day
Today is Cowboy Day. It also is, “So hot your back sweats day,” too. But I digress. I stood outside my son’s elementary school, in the sun (I don’t do well in the sun), watching adorable second graders march outside … Continue reading
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