My mind had tied up Reason and locked her in a room. My imagination tried to convince me, in her absence, that my training was merely “unorthodox” and akin to Rocky’s back to basics approach in Rocky 4. The message was tasered into my head with increasing regularity the closer we got to race day….
Half submerged, acclimatising to the frigid sea, you hear the starter’s pistol and take off in the maelstrom of thrashing limbs towards the island. You run up the slip, already discarding your wetsuit as you smile at well wishers shouting you on. You find your bike, add your helmet and shoes, and you’re away, cycling…
We need a boogie man to keep the congregation in line. You Mean a bogeyman? What’d I say? Boogie Man. Shit. Yes. Of course. Bogeyman. A Boogie man would be wholly inappropriate. …
“Ever try apples…?” A snake. Of all the things you would think should get a lot of column inches in the Bible, Lucifer’s rebellion and his subsequent defeat is almost glossed over, relatively speaking, given the length of a story in the Bible about a talking donkey. After all, history is written by the victors,…
For 2 weeks, every 4 years, we become fascinated with sports we usually ignore. The Olympics affords us the opportunity to marvel at the greatest athletes on the planet, from the safety of our crumb-laden couches. We exclaim, we secretly hope people fall, we root for the underdogs, and deep down, we think they’re all…
Which You Is In Charge? There are three of me. Only one of us has to deal with consequences. That’s the one you all see. The other two guys are constantly bickering, constantly vying for my attention. My body and mind are the ship, these 2 are the mouthy co-pilots, the backseat drivers. Every decision…
