Welcome to my collection of posts and random stuff related to putting pen to paper. (Or fingertip to little plastic square.)

Why nature matters

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It happens as we cruise through our 21st-century life, and it’s nobody’s fault in particular. It happens while we spend eight hours a day in our brick office buildings, five days a week, most of a year;as we're driving our air-conditioned…

Happy birthda !!!

Yesterday marked my sixth year of birthdays on Facebook. Dozens of friends, family members, and acquaintances saw my name in that little box in the right-hand column or were notified of my birthday and took the time to write me a birthday…

The Top 10 truths about winter storms in the South

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We're going on Day 6 of the Great Wintery-Mix Storm of 2015.  Because we're all essentially trapped in our homes, Americans on the lower-right side of the map have all taken to social media to air their witticisms and smart-aleck remarks…

Don’t be an elitist; It’s unbecoming

Lately, I've become weary of elitists.  If you're one, I'm weary of you and I think I need you to go away for a while.  But I'm going to assume that you're not one, so you can stay.  Go ahead and sit back down. What's my definition…

Top 9 reasons why I should be the ‘Face of Crossfit’ instead of Rich Froning

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So Froning is essentially the “Face of Crossfit." The Reebok/Crossfit people must be living charmed lives, because Froning is handsome, articulate, funny, and by all accounts, a very nice guy. However, I’ve given this some serious thought, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I, Mark Johnson, would be a better “Face of Crossfit" than Mr. Froning. Here are the top 9 reasons why.

Meme contest! 3, 2, 1…GO!

  KairosStrength.com made a meme of sorts from a quote from "Top 12 Reasons…"  Thanks, Kairos Strength!!  My kids now think I'm the world's coolest dad.  (This will quickly fade as soon as I make them unload the dishwasher or…

A Write Smart hits 100K!

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Well, I’ve got a right smart of friends, and this proves it!  Thanks to an incredible community of über-creative readers who enjoy hard workouts, great writing (not mine, necessarily), a little satire (mostly mine), and laughing their…

Trail run – 1, Johnson – 0

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I awoke one Saturday morning in September, rolled over, grabbed my phone, and checked the Crossfit workout of the day. "I ain't doing that #*$%," I believe were my first words of the day. I'm not proud of the language nor do I condone…

That first step is a doozy

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Well, you can't say it hasn't been an interesting week. Tuesday morning, March 26, I was awakened not by my alarm clock, but by three mini-ninjas creeping into our quite-dark bedroom and pile-driving me to the strains of "Happy Birthday."…

Snow at Dave Greer Cabin

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I just returned from my annual writing "sabbatical" at the 180-year-old Dave Greer Cabin — owned by my good friends, Jim and Sheryl Buck — in Pall Mall, Tenn.  (You can rent this cabin.  Click here or go to www.buckslodging.com.)  I'll…