Dixie Stampede MedalI never really win anything, especially sports events. I chalk up my lack of athletic success to the effects of gravity on a 250 pound frame. Chances are you’ll never see me in an advertisement for Nike involving hang time unless they take into account the waistline of my jeans. That being said, it wasn’t always this way… I clearly remember winning the three legged race in First Grade, but I was sharing the glory with Jonathan, a soon to be athlete with skills. Skills that included dragging my butt across the finish line.
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