Hawthorne Grill (the end is a beginning)
So this is it - my final MC blog. The end of a chapter, like the end of Episode IV, but so much more left to do. Montgomery College has been (and still is - I still have a couple…
I Shouldn’t Have Left You
I'm very tempted to make an Erik B. & Rakim "I Know You Got Soul" reference, given the amount of time that has passed since my last post, but I'm pretty sure that's been done. So, I'll just say that…
Falling forward, failing upwards!
Day 18. Bunked out during Strength & Conditioning due to the fast. Not exactly sure where I went wrong - sleep, fat content of the prior day's intake, or not having a sub-50 cal portion of bone broth beforehand- but…
gitupstandup
Short week - back at it! How was your break? My wife and I spent a few days at a cabin in WV for our 5th Anniversary, and made it back in time for the snow. Perfect. Did some catching…
The (Not So) Fast Track
Feeling like me again. No Strep, no fever. Mild state of ketosis - I'm on day three of intermittent fasting. Experimenting a little with kicking my fuel source from carbohydrates to fat, despite the mountain of classic literature on the…
“Kombuchampionship Rounds”
First, allow me to apologize for the deliriously-written foray into deep recesses of my mind. This fever has taken the driver's seat periodically. I'm curious to hear how you all are dealing with the flu-like symptoms going around, if you've…
A Cavalier (in my mind)
I sit at my table listening to Max Richter's From Sleep spilling out of the kids' room. I've just sweated out a brutal fever. I went to bed with a sore throat last night, woke up with its big brother,…
Week Three the Hard Way
31 UNANSWERED POINTS. Okay, I am moving on to the current situation: two of three children screaming at the top of their lungs intermittently, asking to be released from the terrible punishment of bedtime. The third is dealing with it…
Another (Week) One Bites the Dust
*Cue the beautiful bass line and Freddie Mercury's beautiful voice* A few homework assignments done and an exam already looming - feels like home again ;) Surely we all read and used our adult coloring books to eliminate stress and…
Fix the Break!
Here we are! The semester is over for most of us - some of us have a final tomorrow morning (me) after bartending tonight (also me), and feel really good about everything so far (also me again). Time flies when…