I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech, and a hell of an engineer A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, hell of an engineer These are the beginning words of the Georgia Tech fight song, which I...

The stairway to my upstairs is where the bedrooms are for my two boys. Along the wall of the stairway, the paint is streaked with fingerprints, colors, and dirt. It's from years of my boys...

General Douglas Haig commanded the British Expeditionary Force in World War I. The daily stress and danger for everyone involved, from the trenches to general headquarters, are unimaginable today. This makes Haig's daily routine more...

The mythological story of Daedalus and Icarus is a timeless tale of ambition, caution, and the pursuit of balance. Daedalus was a brilliant inventor, renowned for his ingenuity and craftsmanship. Among his many creations, he...

I recently watched the documentary film "SOMM" for the first time. This film dives into the intense world of wine tasting, following four candidates as they prepare for the Master Sommelier exam, one of the...

I'm a fan of Patrick O'Brian's historical fiction navy series about the tales of Jack Aubrey during the Napoleonic Wars. Over and over, you hear the phrase "Fire on the Up Roll" during the climatic...

On December 7, 1941, the United States was thrust into World War II when the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was appointed Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet later...

Nothing Comes From Nothing. This is a famous line from Shakespeare's King Lear. Lear, the King of Britain, says this line at the beginning of the play, and its meaning resonates throughout. Lear has abdicated...

"Real courage is...when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do." That's a line from To Kill a...

To begin, begin. I heard this phrase on a podcast this morning. The idea is simple enough. If you want to start something, start. You don’t need the perfect plan, new gear, or everything figured...

I've been re-reading the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. I came across a passage in The Goblet of Fire last night that caught my attention. Harry is about to face his first task in...

We have all been on a car trip with that long, lonely stretch of interstate. Exit ramps every 20 miles, but you would never stop unless you really needed gas. An underwhelming landscape surrounds the...

Has a stranger every offered you kindness or support when you most needed it? Last week, I was on the "Peregrune Great Western Road Trip" where I visited running stores from southern Utah to northern...

Run Faster. Run Longer. Don’t Get Hurt. I was on a call today with Michael Silva, a nationally known physical therapist, exercise physiologist, and certified strength and conditioning specialist. He told me these three things...

Most of us have heard the famous saying, "The world is your oyster," but few are acquainted with its lesser-known continuation: "which I with sword will open." This profound insight from Shakespeare encapsulates a timeless...