Scrub-A-Dub

I was listening to a Podcast yesterday on School Of Greatness with Coach Greg Glassman.  It was actually a really great one that I would recommend you listen to, especially if you are at all interested in the CrossFit community.  It just gives great insight into a really broad spectrum of issues surrounding CrossFit and the how’s and why’s of what we do.  It also defends a lot of criticism that our community is targeted…

Since, basically, forever, we’ve all been programmed to go running for ice when something gets hurt.  Right? Well, if you’ve never heard this angle before, I don’t blame you if it takes you even years to really believe it enough to throw out all of your ice packs, ibuprofen, and not go running for ice when your kid is in tears because they think they may have broken their elbow in a basketball game. And, good…

I am 100% one of those people that like tallying things.  For sure.  There’s nothing quite like chalking up those little hash marks when you’ve finished a round in a workout…or, wiping them off when you’ve finished a set of back squats.  LOVE.  IT. But, one thing I do not like tallying are things in a relationship.  Especially, when it comes to a spouse or the equivalent of that. The only reason I bring it…

I really can’t even tell you how much it means to me when I receive things like this. I have a handful of moments every few months when I get a comment from someone who’s read my blog and is really frustrated or offended by something I wrote. Now, I get the constructive criticism thing…and, I actually love that sort of stuff.  I love when people come to me in the right way and raise…

Being a part of Ben Bergeron’s family is sort of hysterical sometimes.  There are so many times when me, Maya, Jonah, and even Kat will hear something Ben says and just go, “Here we go again.  Another Ben Bergeron life lesson.”  Or, “Here comes Ben’s next pump up speech.”  Like, for dinner…not for something you would normally be hearing a “pump up speech” for. So, we’re driving home from Bean Town Barbell in Lynn the…

Thomas Rhett was OK.  I never met Lauren Akins.  But, Kid Rock was one of the best performers Ben or I have ever seen in our entire lives.  Had the GREATEST time hanging out with really GREAT friends.  Home by midnight.  Still waiting for Lauren Akins to return Ben’s message he sent her on Instagram trying to get her to write to me. I really think it’s going to work someday. Back to Kid Rock,…

I’ve been on Jonah’s case about not being so nervous when it comes to having uncomfortable conversations: with people when you disagree about how something should be done, when you feel an argument coming on, when you feel like someone did something to you that they shouldn’t have, etc. Look, he’s 12.  He’s about to start middle school.  I don’t expect him to be able to address people like an experienced attorney, but I do think…