Brain Surgery to Ironman

 As I write this it is the end of November and Thanksgiving weekend, the official start to the holiday season.  Obviously this Thanksgiving was different than years past given this alternate universe we seem to be living in, but different doesn’t mean bad.  As a matter of fact there was a lot of good to come out of this weekend and November in general.  Fortunately the weather has been unseasonably warm thus far which I love, I am not now and never was a fan of the cold weather.  Remember, I was a golfer growing up! I had made Jordan a promise this summer that I would continue taking him to the driving range and getting him lessons through the winter so he could develop the skills and fundamentals necessary to make him a better golfer.  We are at the stage now where most 11 year olds, and Jordan is no different, tend to get bored and annoyed because his lessons and range time mainly consist of “building”.  We start with a good position at address and a solid takeaway and this leads to

 I have found over the course of this journey that in order to really be successful in all aspects of life you need a person or persons to hold you accountable.  These accountability partners can sometimes be the difference between getting a workout done or not.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m a very type A personality, driven by success and goals, but having accountability partners is just another layer in the secret sauce of success.  First and foremost I have Lori and Jordan at home.  Lori occasionally thinks I’m crazy, but supports my craziness.  Whether it’s a “you’re going to be pissed if you don’t get up and do this” or “I think a tattoo is sexy”, Lori is always in my corner.  Jordan has always been my biggest fan and inspiration, from the sweaty hugs, to the “come on dad, you are going to be an Ironman” he is part of my “why”.  I want him to always know that if he works hard there is nothing he can’t do.  Then there’s my coach and past coaches. While I pay them, they have become frien

   We are definitely living in strange times to say the least.  Being out in public and seeing all of the masked faces, trying to identify friends by the way they walk, their body language or even their eyes, it is all very surreal yet it seems to be the new normal.  A lot has changed in a year in all facets of my life.  When races and life in general seemed to get canceled and the world seemed darkest is when I started to shift my focus.  After the initial disappointment I realized that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity.  A chance to spend more time with my family, more father son time on the golf course, watching Jordan develop a love and passion for a game that was and still is a big part of who I am.  Today with me working from home and Jordan’s hybrid schedule we get to go for a walk everyday at lunchtime, more family dinners on weekends, these are the things that I am thankful for in a time of uncertainty.  Last week also brought back a sense of normalcy for me, my first