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“You don’t have kids, so you wouldn’t understand.” Being a father now, I told myself I would never unleash this phrase on any person I was having a conversation with. I have pretty thick skin as a general rule, but when people used to tell me this prior to having children, I pretty much wanted to light them on fire. […]
Katie Hymel’s dream of opening up her own bakery and watching it become a reality may be sweeter than the delicious goodies you can get from her cafe’ and bakery. The Honeydoux Cafe and Bakery is now open for business. The cafe is located at 13100 River Road Suite 130, the new complex they built on the other side of […]
I launched the Hotard Huddle about two and half years ago now. One of the most common detractors I receive about my blog is the language in which I speak. I have heard it from family, friends and random individuals who I don’t know from a ham sandwich who happen to stumble across my blog. They tell me I should […]
We all have experienced our fair share of bittersweet moments in our lives. Those moments usually come at a time when something you love ends, but the road ahead is an exciting one. That came full circle for me on Friday night. I have been working at Anytime Fitness for nearly three years (February 15th). Never in a million years […]
Working in sales at Anytime Fitness in Luling, I like to think I have a formidable understanding about people from all walks of life. I see people who are younger, older, shorter, taller, skinnier and not so skinny. I refuse to say the F word and I am not talking about fuck. The other one. The one you should NEVER […]
While everyone will be wearing pink and talking about Breast Cancer during October (totally great, not knocking that), I wanted to change the game here and talk about something I feel strongly about. I want to talk about Domestic Violence. In addition to Breast Cancer, October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Fortunately, I have never experienced any form of […]
When Charles Barkley famously said “I am not a role model” in his Nike commercial in 1993, I was just a baby. I am not sure if I was even two-years-old yet. When I saw that as a child, I didn’t know what he was saying. I was probably too busy shitting my pants or playing with trains. Fast forward…I do […]
When working out is more than just a habit, you begin to think long and hard about the products you put in your body. You think about how much money you invest to get the pick-me-up and whether the money spent is even worth it. With all the added crap loaded in pre workouts, post workouts and protein, you begin […]
I have to be real honest here. There are three words that drive me nuts in the health and fitness industry… Month-to-month! Some people cringe at words like moist. Not me. The words I cringe at are price or month-to-month. I have been working for Anytime Fitness for two and half years in the office. Honestly, I don’t get too […]
What happened in Charlottesville, Virginia is inexcusable, reprehensible and absolutely disgusting. There is no way around that. This is 2017, we should be better. A white nationalist rally comprised of Ku Klux Klan and Neo-nazi buttholes turned violent and deadly. A 32-year-old women was killed after being rammed by an idiot in a vehicle. A dozen or so more were […]
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If there is one thing I have learned about the fitness industry in two and a half years, shit always changes and there are no right answers. What works for person A may not work for person B. Person B may have a heart condition that doesn’t allow them to do high intensity training. Hell, even a torn ligament or […]
As crime continues to rise in New Orleans, it is further proving the sentiment I have always believed…The Big Easy is one overrated city. That doesn’t mean I can’t and have never had a good time in the Big Easy because that would be a lie. But, I am not going to pretend that NOLA is the holy grail of […]
“Oh my god, you’re going back to Disney World? You were just there. Go see somewhere new.” I hear it every time. Literally EVERY. SINGLE. FUCKING. TIME. No. I am not booking somewhere else. The last time I attempted to go somewhere else, the trip had to be cancelled because Gatlinburg burned to the ground. Want to know what saved […]
A father is a son’s first hero… In the words of the great Jim Valvano, my dad gave me the greatest gift you could give to anyone…he believed in me. Mine always does. There isn’t anything that could possibly amount to how much it can do for your self esteem as a man when the man you look up to […]
