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GORUCK FAD H[C]LS aka A Long Weekend
After Action Review following the pictures. Tuesday, August 26, 16:20 I am going to embark on a GORUCK Heavy week. As of tomorrow, I will complete GORUCK Firearms Day (FAD). Then, on Thursday, the fun starts. On Thursday afternoon, at 17:00, I will commence my GORUCK Heavy, which will last at least 24 hours and will…
Read MoredStage (Madrid, Spain)
It has been a long 8 months since I have eaten a proper Michelin starred meal (cry me a river), in part because I am stateside, traveling frequently, working hard and living the business owner life. But, as I found myself on my way to Madrid for a trip, I just had to visit the…
Read MoreShooting
I recently purchased a Glock 22 handgun. I had never purchased a weapon, nor was I even that interested in weapons. I recently made an investment in a concealed-carry company, and I just felt as if I needed to become much more proficient with weapons given the nature of our society today. I found something…
Read MoreLife with No Safety Net
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” — Earl Nightingale, American motivational speaker and author (1921-1989) What I want to do in life. This is the first time I’ve ever written something like this, for public or for private consumption.…
Read MoreOne Team, One Fight. GORUCK Challenge.
After Action Review follows the pictures. Friday 6/20/14 @ 16:30 – Portland, Maine I am about to embark on a Goruck Challenge in 4.5 hours. I feel intensely calm. I am physically in the best overall shape I have ever been. I don’t know much of anything that will come starting at 9:00pm and will last…
Read MoreThe Next Challenge
I haven’t written anything publicly for a while. It has been 5, almost 6 months. Not to say nothing has been going on, perhaps the exact opposite. The last few months have been an overwhelming experience. I graduated from IE Business School in Madrid and moved back to the US to work full-time for my…
Read MoreDiverXO (Madrid, Spain)
Perhaps the strangest, most interesting dining experience I have ever had. DiverXO is a three-star restaurant, but very different from any restaurant I have ever visited. But, let me set the stage first. I arrived at DiverXO the evening of my last night in Madrid. I had made a reservation a couple weeks before, which…
Read MoreMadrid
A summary of my experiences in Madrid after the pictures. Buenos Dias, Madrid The following is a post I recently sent to some of my former colleagues: On October 4, 2012, I landed in Madrid. This time it was real – I moved here to obtain my International MBA at IE Business School. While I have…
Read MoreEl Club Allard (Madrid, Spain)
El Club Allard is perhaps one of the finest bargains in Michelin Star dining. To speak of a dining experience as a bargain, for me, is a very rare consideration. In fact, to even consider price is, in general, irrelevant. But, for a two star dining experience, El Club Allard was worth every penny. A…
Read MorePunto MX (Madrid, Spain)
Perhaps the hardest reservation I have ever tried securing is at Punto MX, a Mexican restaurant in Madrid. The standard dinner wait list is 2-3 months in advance, which is unheard of a country in the midst of a financial crisis. In fact, I’m pretty sure no other restaurant in the country has such demand.…
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