I know I didn’t do a 2-month update and that isn’t due to being slack, that is because it would have been an incredibly boring write-up. Not much changed from 1-month to 2-month. However, a lot has changed since my last blog post. After feeling good and getting the green light from my physical therapist […]
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A Year of Surgeries And Mental Challenges
Ahh, ringing in a new year. A time to reflect and a time to make some new goals. Well, my 2022 has been a year of surgeries. I had 3 in total. I can’t say I recommend this route but it certainly makes sense insurance-wise. I have already written about my preference for carpal tunnel […]

When Things Don’t Go As Planned
As an athlete, there are many points in our lives where things just don’t seem to work out. There are also an exceeding number of times when things not only work out but go better than planned. I’d like to discuss when they don’t go as planned. For the last month or two, I have […]

Adventures of a Torn Hip Labrum
First, I have been awful at posting on this site. I have set a goal for myself to post at least once a month. Hey, it is better than what I have been doing! This could actually be a difficult task because in just a few days, I am about to have surgery and my […]

Christmas Break And A Look Forward
As a teacher, December tends to be a bit crazy. We are trying to wrap up the semester, get grades in and believe it or not, plan for the next semester. Typically winter is crazy for me because I coach basketball but this year I am not coaching for the school, which allows so much […]

GoPro To Analyze Whitewater Kayaking
I’ve been running the Tallulah Gorge for a while now and have always thought the famous rapid Oceana was not that much about skill and more like rolling the dice. After today I was puzzled because I swam the rapid and I was not entirely sure why. Did I roll the dice wrong? I had […]