Yesterday I received the most difficult news of my life, at 1:30 am EST my father passed away. A few days ago I made a post about him and his struggle to survive over the last several months in the hospital, but he has lost the battle. He raised me to be kind, caring, to…
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Death and dying
The situation I grew up without a father, but my mom married a man who was a family friend when I was 11 years old and he immediately set about to teach me and help raise me. This man was a father to me, regardless of blood ties and he showed me how to be…
Racing for a cause
It’s official, I’ve paid my entry to the “English channel conqueror,” event and America’s Shamrock Run, both for great causes and fitness. I began racing for a cause yesterday and completed my first (of many to come) charity runs. 21 miles, planting five trees… my finisher certificate is below and my medal for finishing is…
My next charity run and update
Charity race As many know I have been doing virtual races to keep in shape and let’s face it, in the age of Covid-19, it’s the safest way to race. My next race is coming up March, 1st, 2021 in the form of the American Shamrock Race, which benefits St. Jude’s Children’s research hospital. This…
Exciting AncetryDNA finds
Back story My blood-related father left my mother and me at two-years-old and I grew up never having known him or what I ethnically am. Several years passed and I kept mentioning wanting to do an AncestryDNA kit and for Christmas 2020, my wife Lady Samantha brought me a kit. I immediately completed the kit…
A little update
I haven’t updated this site in a few days, so I wanted to do a brief one for those who check this site out. I haven’t updated here because I’ve been sick (stomach bug), coupled with not a lot of news over the past few days. So here is a little update on what’s happening……
My award of arms
I awoke today having to sign for a parcel that came via royal mail to the United States. I quickly tore open the box to find a folder and a tube. I first looked into the folder to find all of my documentation recognizing me as a lord, second in the tube, I found an…
I just finished my first virtual race!
Woooooooo! I just finished my first virtual race! I did the battle miles 2miler, 20 burpees, which was 1 mile, 10 burpees, 1 mile 10 burpees. Now if you know me, you know I have a badly injured spine (and still workout through the pain), and today…I did it in 9 minutes, 5 seconds. I…
1/8/2021
News from Newfredland During the covid-19 epidemic, I have been building upon our workout facilities here in Newfredland. We have weight machines, exercise bikes, kettlebells, dumbells, martial arts, workout classes involving dance, and bodyweight exercises. It has grown exponentially because our belief is that health and fitness are paramount to a healthy society, and staving…
12-31-2020
It’s new year’s eve 2020 and the world anxiously awaits its farewell to this past year. 2020’s been full of ups and downs, as we’ve all been in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone looks to the new year with optimism and hope’s to see some semblance of normality return to our daily lives. …