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Dancing on Air – Acro Dancing Takes Flight

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

‘To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.’ – Agnes De Mille In all likelihood, Ms. De Mille didn’t have the subject of today’s post on her mind when she spoke her now oft-repeated quote – but that doesn’t mean she wouldn’t agree wholeheartedly that when it comes to dance, [...]

Terry Bradshaw – Winning the Battle with ADHD

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Terry Bradshaw is a hard guy to ignore – not that you’d want to. The four-time Super Bowl champ has become a fixture of the American football tradition – known as much for his legendary professional career as for his informed yet brash commentary as a game analyst on Fox NFL Sunday. Quick-witted, and quick-to-laugh, [...]

Sports and ADHD

Friday, September 11th, 2009

The Water Cube was filled to capacity, with thousands of fans waiting in anticipation to see one of the greatest Olympians of all time take the starting block. At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps was under intense pressure, but you wouldn’t have known it. Amid his anxious competitors, Phelps [...]

The Very Real Joys of Virtual Golf

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Golf is a good walk spoiled. ~Mark Twain Twain *may* have been joking – but regardless of whether he was, or was not serious, there is nothing like packing up your clubs at the end of a sub-par day to make one seriously reconsider one’s hobby. Golf looks simple enough – use a metal rod [...]

Just Measure It – Making Sense of Life with Personal Metrics

Monday, July 13th, 2009

When it comes to personal fitness, motivation is key. Good, powerful motivation is like your childhood best friend – capable of talking you into anything, consequences be damned. Weak – or non-existent – motivation is a soul-crushing Monster of Defeat – convincing you to toss your running shoes and dive headfirst into the nearest cookie [...]

A Summer Adventure

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

I have always looked for challenges, for opportunities that would test my mettle. One summer while my family was vacationing on Chappaquiddick Island, I decided to do something nobody had ever done: circumnavigate the island alone and, being the first, set a world’s record for doing so. I was just sixteen. Chappaquiddick Island sits off [...]

Long-Board Shuffleboard

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

In 1977, I was a relatively young, energetic thirty-year-old working for the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). I’d just moved my family from Princeton, New Jersey, out to Olympia, Washington, and as a newcomer to the area, I wanted to explore and experience life in the Pacific Northwest as much as possible. A [...]

Ultra Personal Transportation – Taking a Segway to the Future

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Popularity can be a funny, fickle thing – just ask Dean Kamen, inventor of the over-hyped, under-sold, and much beloved Segway PT (personal transporter). Prior to the first public introduction of the vehicle in 2001, media outlets were buzzing with news of its release, with everyone from venture capitalists to Steve Jobs touting the electric-powered [...]

Making the Team

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Yesterday and today likely tried the nerves of many an NCAA player as they awaited their fates during the annual NFL Draft. I’ve never played professional sports, but I do know the angst and anxiety inherent in waiting to find out if you’ve been “picked”-and, even worse, the initial feeling of helplessness when you learn [...]

Baseball – Our Natinol Metaphor for Hope

Monday, April 6th, 2009

The stadium doors have now opened to welcome tens of thousands of fans to start of Major League Baseball’s 2009 season. There are fewer things more reminiscent of an American summer than the crack of a bat, of popcorn and peanuts, and bleached white uniforms. And something less tangible – for the true believers, a [...]