SAT season. Parents are mad at themselves for calling so
late – and it’s easy to tell because they’re taking it out on me. Kids – mostly
first semester seniors with early-onset Senioritis – who can’t be bothered with
adding fractions, much less doing homework and practice tests.
If there are writers and performers that I find myself
emulating, storytellers that speak to me in a way that tells me, yes, there is
room for me here, Wallace and Spalding Gray would be two. Both are gone at
their own hand.
Correlation does not equal causation. But why is it that
those who seem to have the most to say don’t stay around to say it? Or is it
facing the void, when there’s nothing left to say, that is so overwhelming and
frightening?
I hate distance running. If I'm not chasing a soccer ball, then why bother? This puts me at a disadvantage when trying to itch an altruistic scratch. Most fund raisers are based around running - marathons, 5K, 10K, running across the state of Massachusetts, etc.
So, what's an easily-bored-and-distracted-guy to do?
At my gym, there's a charity event later in September in which I'm proud to participate. It's centered around an event called "Fight Gone Bad." More about the event and the workout can be seen in this YouTube video (the sound is a bit obnoxious, sorry).
I've done it twice now, and both times it absolutely floored me. As in, I couldn't get off the floor. All that in 17 minutes.
The fund raiser will take place on September 27th at a location TBA. The funds will go to two different charities: Athletes for a Cure and the Wounded Warrior Project. I'm hoping to hit $500 in donations - the goal for Petranek Fitness (the gym I work out at) is $50,000 raised. You can visit my donation page at http://athletes.kintera.org/crossfit08/rmspuhler.
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