Go Gamecocks!
by John Wilson If you live in South Carolina, you can’t help but make the choice between the two state football teams, Clemson and Univ. of South Carolina (USC). My closest friends down here are USC fans, so that is the team I adopted. This Saturday, USC is playing in the SEC Championship against [...]
Blue Angels in Charleston, SC
by John Wilson (all photos by me, too) This past weekend, Parker, Amanda and I all went to downtown Charleston, South Carolina to see the Blue Angels perform in the Charleston Harbor. This was a replacement for the traditional airshow that is held at the airport each year because they are so busy sending [...]
Charleston Riverdogs
by John Wilson Thanks to the folks at work, Amanda, Parker and I went to see the local Minor League Baseball team, the Charleston Riverdogs. Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia: The Charleston RiverDogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Charleston, South Carolina. They play in the class A South Atlantic [...]
Easter Sunday in Parkersburg, WV
by John Wilson Here are some photos of my family from Easter Sunday in Parkersburg, WV. Parker waiting on his Easter basket Lily and Peepaw looking for Easter Eggs Lily looking for that last egg Picture time with Uncle Doug What a crew on Easter (pick which one of [...]
In Parkersburg, WV
by John Wilson Parker, Amanda and I took the long drive to Parkersburg, WV. This is where Amanda and I grew up. Parker was a good boy all the way there, and only added about 40 minutes to the nine hour voyage to eat and use the restroom. While I was there I [...]
One Month with Nike+
by John Wilson My wife gets Runner’s World Magazine in the mail. Strangely enough, just having this magazine around the house inspired me to start running in late December. I ran a 10k in 2007 with my wife without training, which was a very bad idea, and I got very sick from doing it. [...]
John Wilson’s Current Reading List
by John Wilson Inspired by my friend
Why the UFC has KO’d Boxing
by John Wilson There are 100 reasons why the UFC and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) are overtaking or have overtaken the boxing industry. Here is just one of them, and possibly the most important: The List of Current Boxing Champions vs. List of Current UFC Champions I understand that this is a [...]
Site of the Week – How the UFC Works
by John Wilson How the UFC works How Stuff Works is a great site. They have well written and well researched articles on subjects from all spectrums. They also have an excellent general subject podcast available on iTunes, including my favorite, “Stuff you Missed in History Class.” The particular article I’d like to [...]