Author: Josh Townsend

  • Fatter than ever

    I am 3 pounds heavier now than when I started running three weeks ago. Muscle mass, anyone? 05272009 Widget powered by EveryTrail: GPS Geotagging I am slowly bumping up my distance, running for longer periods of time, and feeling pretty good about it all (although my knees have been screaming at me the past few…

  • Running

    I have started running again.  Enough of being a fatty.  Today was the 2nd run, and it hurt.  But I’ll probably stick with it – I kinda want to see my boys grow up (despite what my cholesterol says).  Maybe I’ll even throw in some pushups and situps for good measure. I’m roughly following the…

  • Oatmeal Cake and Emerald Sequins

    My sister posted a note on a family breakfast favorite: ‘Oatmeal Cake’.  As she recalls, we first learned of Oatmeal Cake (a wonderful breakfast dish that my wife refuses to serve me because of the high fat content) at a retreat center up in the mountains of north central Pennsylvania.  Maybe the low-fat version that…

  • Bailout I

    “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not.” – Thomas Jefferson

  • Book Study

    My buddy Wade has invited me (and a bunch of other guys) to join in on an interactive book study centered around The Way of the Wild Heart: A Map for the Masculine Journey, by John Eldredge. Basically, we read the book simultaneously and post comments, thoughts, etc. on each chapter on our blogs.  I…