Just got back from a trip to Houston. My mother had her second knee replacement and I went down to help her when she got out of the hospital. She's doing fine, though she does say that the operation is like having a baby, if you remembered how bad the firs one was, you'd never have another.

I drove the S2000 down, which worked out well considering the issues that the airlines have had the past couple of weeks. I had one nice day of top down driving on the the down and two days coming back.

Tactical Strength Challenge @ Front Range CrossFit

I placed 21st out the the 22 men there. Pretty sure I was the oldest.

• Deadlift - 350#
• Pull-ups - 8 reps
• Kettlebell Snatch, 24kg, 5 min, 57 reps

I'm pleased with my performance, though there's room for improvement.

The ancient Greek philosophy of a sound mind in a sound body has been validated by recent research. Clarence Bass writes about studies of exercise and brain function that indicate that exercise improves brain function.