Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Compass Course

Trapped in the thorns and brambles, the 12-year-old Boy Scout tried to breathe away his pain and his fear. A bright, warm sun was shining brightly through the swaying canopy of the oaks and beech trees. It was a peaceful … Continue reading

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: The Final Exam

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. I ran 3.24 miles this morning. My shin still hurts and I did not have the proper amount of time to run farther (I have to get to work by 6). So I got up at … Continue reading

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Monday Free-For-All

Good morning! Hope you have a great week. Good luck to Old Bopper on his eye surgery this morning.

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Sunday Free-For-All

Been camping with my son all weekend. Sorry for the delay — I had no cellphone service.

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Long run

Goal Weight: 195 Today’s Weight: 205! (a new low) I did a long, slow hill run. Seventy-five percent of the run was uphill. I ran six miles in one hour. Part of it was in the woods. See how lucky … Continue reading

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Saturday Free-For-All

Good morning! Hope you enjoy this beautiful weekend!

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Ross Bjork

Sports is more than the final score to me. It’s a microcosm of humanity (with more precise rules.) You can, as ABC’s Wide World of Sports used to say, see the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”  I … Continue reading

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Day 44

Goal Weight: 195 If you saw a group of people running around downtown Jackson at 5:15 a.m., what the hell were you doing up at 5:15?  Seriously.  But if you were up, the Fit4Change teams ran a practice 5K downtown, … Continue reading

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Friday Free-For-All

Good morning! Hope you have a great day.

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Mississippi Children’s Museum’s April Artist in Residence

I’ll be the Mississippi Children’s Museum’s  Artist in Residence for April. “When I was a little boy, I met an artist who drew cartoons for the local television station. His work lit my imagination like a roman candle and sent … Continue reading

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