Yesterday at Reebok CrossFit Medfield, the warm-up for the day was “work on a weakness.” The idea behind this was to pick something that you weren’t good at and work on it to
Who Do You Learn From?
2013 has been an interesting year of exploration so far. It marks my 22nd year of training in Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu under Mark Davis at the Boston Martial Arts Center, and my roughly 30th
A Debt of Gratitude
On January 8th, I had my first “official” CrossFit class at the awesome Rebook CrossFit Medfield facility here in town. It was a number of years ago when I first heard about CrossFit
9 Tips for Would-Be Warriors
I write a lot of these posts for my sons – that’s the simple truth of this blog. Especially when it comes to martial arts and various other unorthodox subject matter. The
5 Key Tips for Indie Authors in 2013
By Jon F. Merz I had a great year of sales in 2012. As detailed in my previous post, I did quite well selling ebooks that I released independently. But I try to
EBook Sales: 2012 Round-Up
By Jon F. Merz This post is probably a little late by comparison to other yearly round-up posts, but so be it. I thought it would be interesting to run down some of my
The Snitch Who Stole Christmas
By Jon F. Merz THE SNITCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS As you may know, each year I write a special Lawson Vampire Christmas story for my fans and give it away absolutely FREE here on my website.
Sears: Total FAILURE – Part 2
Back at the end of October, I wrote a blog post detailing the absolute unmitigated FAILURE of Sears to make good on its delivery of three appliances to my home. While blasting this
Why It’s Important to Subscribe to My Newsletter
My newsletter is one of the most important things I have as an author. It lets me keep all my readers informed of my new work, writing, happenings, and all sorts of assorted
Family Security
The news today out of Newtown, CT is horrible on so many levels. It’s hard to know how to even begin to fathom the evil that would rob innocent children of their lives.
