It's been way too long since I've updated things here. About a month ago I began to have problems with my computer... Gremlins, you know? I backed up my data to DVD's and CD's and things seemed to settle down for awhile. Two weeks ago, I could not access Windows and received the dreaded BSOD (blue screen of death) with some odd error codes. I decided to reinstall Windows XP which meant my C: drive was reformatted and whatever work I had recently completed was lost as well as some things I had failed to back up (like my email for my web site and my friggin' music files). So, I hope that those of you who wrote to me won't be too upset that I haven't gotten back to you. Now I have an external hard drive and good backup software so this should never be a problem again.
I've been busy with contest prep, but just have a few people so that I can give myself adequate attention for my contest coming up the end of August. Most recently, I helped Stephen Mattox who won his weight class (LHW) at the Southern USA on April 22nd which qualified him to compete at the Jr. USA on April 29th where he placed 4th in his class (LHW).
Here are a couple of pictures I took before the Jr. USA...
I promise to stay more in touch in the future. I'll have a new page ready for my web site soon that will feature magazine clippings and articles as well as more galleries and clips.
Stay focused and train hard!
