I've been wanting to write a post inspired by one of Susan Cain's beautiful books, Quiet, and Bittersweet for a long time now. Fresh off of a two day judging assignment for Elite and NW2 I'm being pulled towards Bittersweet. So, here we go. Heating Up and Really Cooking One of the searches I judged... Continue Reading →

Spoiler alert: I can't tell you who Sue McMahon is. I can tell you she is my mom. I can tell you she is retiring in a few days from a 32 year career as a Special Ed Para at Mississippi Elementary. I can tell you other things about her, but I can't tell you... Continue Reading →

I locked eyes with a wolf in the wild once. It was August 2020. We rented a cabin in northern Minnesota on Caribou Lake right on the edge of the Chippewa National Forest. It was 1am and I had just leashed the dogs up for their final pee of the night. I generally don't think... Continue Reading →

On an episode from the Warrior Kid podcast, the host, Jocko Willink answers a question from a kid who wants to learn how to do Jiu Jitsu without "tapping out" - the act of physically tapping your opponent to signal an end to the match. Jocko uses the question to guide listeners through the reasoning... Continue Reading →