• Bible Verse I Am Reading, Good Dads Disney Edition, and Odd Implement Workouts

    Play ball 1 – Leaders Serve Others – Luke Chapter 22 V 24 2 – Good Dads Rule My family and I just finished up a week at Disney. Two days at the parks and five days on a cruise. I’ll preface this by saying moms are also great, but I’m a Dad so that’s…


  • Josh’s Essential Travel Snacks: Almond Butter, Meat Stick, and Fresh Fruit

    Play ball 1 – Justin’s Classic Almond Butter Packets I travel with a couple of packets of this almond butter for a quick hit of calories. Just make sure to avoid the flavors with added sugar. JUSTINS Classic Almond Butter 2 – CHOMPS – Beef Stick I pick these up in bulk from our local…


  • Top 3 Personal Finance Must Follows

    Play ball 1 – Ramit Sethi – I Will Teach You To Be Rich I picked up Ramit’s book I Will Teach You To Be Rich at the library shortly after starting my first job out of college. The title gives off “get rich quick/scam” vibes, but it’s anything but that. Ramit gives very actionable…


  • Gear That Fits In Your Pocket, What Am I Watching, What Am I Listening To

    Play ball 1 – My Every Day Carry https://spyderco.com/ – Unsure on the exact model. This knife was my dad’s. He was a knife collector and owned several of these Spyderco’s, so I know its a quality knife. Apple Iphone 16 Pro Airpods Pro Paperwhite 1.0 Ball Point Pen ANDAR – The Scout Wallet –…


  • Parents Prioritize Your Health, Kids Turn Off The Screens, Fantasy Football

    Play ball 1 – Quote of the week – Prioritize Health “Parents say they’d die for their kids, but would they get healthy for them?” Join your local CrossFit affiliate or find whatever allows you to be consistent with healthy eating and exercising. Find an Crossfit Affiliate near you https://www.crossfit.com/essentials/is-crossfit-for-me 2 – Get Kids Off…


  • Is AI The Future, Visit The Heart of Northern Michigan, Books Are A Teacher That Never Tires

    Play ball 1 – Chat GPT-5 is Here – I am no AI expert, but at this point its super clear AI will be integrated into our lives just as google is today. Me creating this new letter was actually a project helping me apply/use AI to do something. Be wary of reading the fear…


  • Train Harder for Your Next Race, New Music from Oliver Hazard, CrossFit Games 2025

    Play ball 1 – The Future of Endurance – G.1.M Sport+ / Endurance Pre-Workout I am ramping up endurance training in prep for a Hyrox race in October & MTN bike/Trail Run later in 2025. In order to support those longer training sessions I picked up some G.1.M Sport+ by BPN. I remember back when…


  • Travel Essentials for Babies and Toddlers: Top 3 Must-Haves

    Play ball I didn’t get on my first flight until I was 22 years old. My son has already been on six flights in his short six months of life. My daughter has been all over the U.S. — and even on a couple of big international trips. My wife and I love to travel…


  • Do Hard Things With People You Love, Run Slow to Run Fast, You Need to Stretch

    Play ball 1 – MLB All Star 4.4 Miler Last weekend, my brother and I ran the 2025 MLB All-Star 4.4 Miler, hosted at the old Atlanta Braves stadium (Turner Field). I’m not a big fan of waking up early and driving somewhere just to run, but my brother asked me to join him for…


  • Don’t like my newsletter? Try these – 5 Bullet Friday, Free Swim, An Excellent Wknd

    Play ball 1 – Tim Ferriss – 5-Bullet Friday This is where I got the motivation to start my own newsletter. I’m in no way trying to create something as great as Tim Ferriss’s, but I wanted to challenge myself to write something every week in the hopes it will be useful, entertaining, motivating, or…