Pre Race Musings 10 Oct 2012 | 06:20 pm

In 17 days, I'll hopefully be running and completing my first marathon.  Below is a jumbled pile of random thoughts that I've had either during training or during reflective moments when my mind simpl...

First Salvo - Mastodon 2012 11 Jun 2012 | 10:50 pm

Alright folks, after weeks of laziness and buildup, I've finally decided on spilling more details on what has come to be known as Mastodon 2012. First, and perhaps most importantly, the date of the e...

Teasin' Pleasin' 25 Apr 2012 | 02:11 pm

2011 Thrash Recommendations 12 Feb 2012 | 06:07 am

All of this is right in my wheelhouse. Props to @Battlecross for a reply to one of my tweets last week. Little things like that earn you business and they have mine. Purchased the DRM-free album from ...

Searching For A Moment Like This 21 Dec 2011 | 05:14 pm

Race Report 13 Dec 2011 | 08:01 am

Twelve miles were almost complete and I was running the best half marathon of my life. That's kind of a joke - it was only my 2nd and the odds were with me for it to be my best. Then I felt them comin...

Exercise - Some Thoughts 9 Dec 2011 | 11:59 am

I was honored last weekend to be part of a group of runners who dedicated their time and effort to complete the Las Vegas half marathon with me. Many of these folks were running the longest they'd eve...

John Arch 20 Oct 2011 | 01:22 pm

Can a single song make you a legend? In some instances, yes. As long as you define legend within a particular community. Perhaps some of you have heard of the band Fates Warning. Back in the mid-eigh...

Prevail 4 Sep 2011 | 05:58 am

I'd just run 4.7 miles out of 6.2. I was giving the race 100% of my effort. But I knew there was a hill coming. It was the hill I had run down to start the race and the return trip was certainly going...

The Anger Phase of Denial 30 Jun 2011 | 04:51 am

It's all over the major poker news sites, but in case you hadn't heard, the Alderney Gaming Commission suspended the license agreement they had with Full Tilt Poker and as such, Full Tilt Poker is no ...