The World According to joeblack

This blog is my opinion and does not represent the opinion of any corporation, association, or other entity. Even my family will disavow affiliation or complicity with my opinions from time to time. It is also original material that I have composed although it may be published elsewhere.

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Why do you lift weights?

Really…why? The most obvious answer is sports enhancement. Rare is the sport or the athlete that doesn’t employ strength training in their p...

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Old Dogs, New Tricks

I had several people comment about last week’s column. Few had any idea that I had played the trumpet. I exchanged notes with one reader wh...

Monday, August 7, 2023

Growing Young Minds

I was at one those events recently where everyone in the room was asked to tell something about themselves that nobody else in the room woul...

Monday, July 31, 2023

Safe Zones

Safe zones. We all need them. But what are they? Northwestern University was just penalized because of hazing incidents on their football ...

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Four Tales

This will be four tales in one. The first one is about me, so let’s get that out of the way. Lots of people have asked how I’m doing af...

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Rose Colored Glasses

Why play sports? Indeed, why play sports? With all the injuries, the time involved, the cultural toxicity that seems to be present in some...

Sunday, July 9, 2023

Climb back on that horse!

I’ve got quite a story to tell this week. On Thursday a week ago, I had a mountain bike wreck. I was crossing a dry creek bed that I’ve cros...

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