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Looking Back and Looking Forward
Happy Holidays, everyone! It’s been a busy year for me. A lot of things didn’t go as expected, but there were also plenty of new discoveries that made the year memorable. I thought it would be nice to take a moment to look back on the past year and look ahead to a few hopes…
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Winter is my Season of Choice!
As I look out the window on this cold December evening, I am filled with joy to see the snow gently falling from the sky. Looks like we might have a white Christmas after all! Whenever anyone asks me, “what season is my favorite”, I always say with a smile, “Winter!” Some people look at…
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The Chaos of Being Sick Together
Last week was the moment I truly realized that the “free and easy” days were gone. Don’t get me wrong: I love my daughter. Her being born is one of the greatest things that has ever happened in my life. I just mean that children change a lot of facets of your life—sometimes in ways…
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Website News: New Branch Coming and Support Now Live!
Hello everyone! I have a few pieces of news to share! JTLWrites Racing Coming Soon! A New branch of the website, JTLWrites Racing will be launching in the near future. This will focus on more in depth motorsports writing and will cover my local area and national level leagues and events. This will also cover…
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Sim Racing Stories: Part Two
Getting in the Groove Getting your first win in any type of racing (including sim racing) does weird things to you. Yes, I was excited about finally getting a win, but I wanted more than just the one win. After my first win, I ran more races the next day. While I didn’t have the…
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Sim Racing Stories: Getting Started
In a previous post discussing streaming, I mentioned that I transitioned into streaming myself sim racing. With the NASCAR Cup Series season coming to an end, I figured now would be a great time to discuss and look back on my time sim racing. If you don’t know what sim racing is, it’s exactly what…
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How I Fell in Love With Cross Country
If someone were to ask me what my favorite sport that I’ve competed in was, I’d say Cross Country. There’s something about a sport where, despite there being hundreds of others running around you, you find yourself focusing on yourself almost the entire time. It took me a minute to realize this, but I’m getting…
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Apple Event 2025 Recap
Authors note: Pre-orders for the iPhones do not open until September 12th. Apology’s for any confusion It’s the annual September Apple event, where Apples unveils their newest line of iPhones, Apple Watches, and a look at the newest iOS features. This year Apple really needs to have smash the launch of the new products out…
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How Wrestling Helped Me in my Daily Life
I, like many others, participated in sports growing up. There were three main sports that I enjoyed through my time in school: Cross Country, Track, and Wrestling. Wrestling is arguably one of the hardest sports out there. Because the spot is a combat sport, there is a lot of intensive training that goes into it,…
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That Time I Tried to be a Twitch Streamer
I had a coworker talking to me about my writing the other day. During our conversation, he asked why I went for writing and not something more popular like content creation. The answer is simple: I tried it, and I wasn’t super great at it. Talking to him about my time trying to be a…
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