Mindstorm is a pure, unadulterated vanity project.
It’s basically a brain dump. A way to get what’s swimming around in my head out of my head. It’s random thoughts and reflections. Meditations on things I’m passionate about and various observations and passing thoughts.
Here I write about things like health and fitness, philosophy and psychology, parenting, a bit of travel, the occasional post about Rocky or Jimmy Buffett, and other odds and ends. You’ll also find a blog where I post semi-regularly about my health and fitness journey, events I do, ups and downs, quips, maybe a dad joke or two, etc. You get the idea.
One thing I can guarantee: It will be poorly written. While I’m (theoretically) a professional writer, the nature of this is to rush; to just get it out of my head; stream of consciousness. Given I don’t have the luxury of a lot of time to work on this, it will be clunky and sloppy. That’s just the nature of this exercise. (Visit danmathers.com for examples of my less-crappy writing.)
If you find Mindstorm useless, that’s fine. (Actually to be expected.) It’s really for an audience of one; little more than theraputic journaling. But some folks might find some of it helpful or interesting. If that’s you, welcome.
About Dan
I’m a writer and editor who has worked for newspapers, magazines, and websites.
I’m a certified personal trainer who feels a ton of satisfaction helping folks change their lives and achieve their goals.
I’m an avid hiker, kayaker, and trail runner. Don’t be fooled — I’m a TERRIBLE runner. I have the short, stubby legs of a Jack Russell Terrier and the cardio of a three-pack-a-day smoker. But I’m plenty dumb enough to not know when to quit, so I’ve completed several 100-mile races, and competed in such events as the 24-hour World’s Toughest Mudder and Spartan Death Race.
Finally, I’m a dad of two children who aren’t really children anymore. But they still think my dad jokes are genius. (Trust me on that.)
-Dan