Remembering Warren … Remembering My Dad

So, my wife and I were watching re-runs of one of our favorite shows, HBO’s The Wire, last night when the phone rang. After checking the caller ID and seeing that it was my mom calling, I had a feeling that she wasn’t calling at close to midnight her time with good news. And, when she told me she had gotten word that the only man I’d ever called Dad had died, my feeling was unfortunately confirmed.

As she sat there and told me all the particulars of how Warren had passed, all I could think about was the last conversation I had with him well over a year ago. Even though Warren was not my biological father, he was the only man that raised and cared for me from the time I was 7 weeks old until I was ready to graduate from High School. And, just like most father-son relationships, we had our ups and downs as the post-High school years progressed. For various reasons, we didn’t stay in touch as often as we should have; nevertheless, the last time we spoke was, fortunately, when we were on good terms. (more…)

Mr. Low Body Fat to start CPT classes!

OK fellas, I’ve finally made up my mind to embark on another journey: becoming a certified personal trainer! Hell, after all the reading and studying I’ve done over the past five years, I figured that I could at least put this newly acquired knowledge to some other use than my usual rants here.

So, I’ve decided that I’m going to start taking classes at my college that will prepare me to take and pass whichever CPT certification I decide to pursue. I know that my students are going to love seeing their “English” professor in sweats, working out along with them. Hey, it’s a good thing that I decided to take these classes after I lost all the extra chub I was carrying around. (more…)

Happy Belated B-day to Mr. Sandow

I really wanted to post this on April 2nd, which was Eugene Sandow’s 141st birthday, but that obviously didn’t happen. So, it’s better late than never. I also thought this would be a good time for me to report on what I learned during my In Search of Sandow Body Transformation, which extended a little longer than anticipated. Nevertheless, here’s a list of things that I learned on trying to reduce my body fat % and my continued search for a six pack: (more…)