As I am running more and more, I have watched the local Germans run through the same routes that I run. They run much smoother than I run. They run smoother. Many times when I run, as well as a lot of runners that I’ve run with through the year, I run in a forced…
Dusty Files
EA Sports PGA Tour Coming Soon
This afternoon, the new gameplay trailer for the new EA Sports PGA Tour dropped on YouTube. I’m excited about the game and have been the minute I heard that EA Sports was dipping back into the PGA line of gaming. I played one of the Tiger Woods games when I was deployed on PS2, but…
Humility
Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, during what has come to be known a Black Friday—somewhere you will see a story about people crashing through the door of a Wal-Mart or other large retailer. Of course, this has something to say about materialism, but it also has much to say about the lack of…
Rain in Germany
Being in Germany has been an experience. Many of these experiences I enjoy as I reflect back on the cities we’ve seen and the people we’ve met. Then there is the rain. It seems as if it has rained over the last two weeks—today being the first day of sunshine, only to be turned back…
Pokémon Go Level 35
At the end of my run this morning, I went to place a Pokémon on a virtual gym about a kilometer away. While I was there, I received notification that I Leveled Up to Level 35! This was a mark I had set for myself to hit by the end of this quarter, thinking that…
Roadside Motels
It may be nostalgia, it may be intrigue, or simply curiosity—but I love roadside motels. Sadly, I’ve never slept in one. And, since the market has changed so much, I probably never will. Driving across the country along the old standard U.S. Highways, I’ve passed many roadside motels offering cheap rates, air conditioning, and HBO….