Crocker!

It was about time I visited with our resident scientist again John Kocaj. He was in my view a man who never concerned himself with how popular he was because he was always deferring to the resident stars like Kristen, Dana and Carolyn. He too was never afraid to use some of the techniques by the aforementioned women of spin either. That to me was true humility. When he saw value he incorporated it into his repertoire. And also to his credit he knew who he was and that was a talented group exercise and fitness expert never advertising his innate prowess always seemingly in the background although his workouts never were. I took one of his classes in the main studio many months ago and sadly it was my last because I just wasn’t up to the challenge. He in response would have dismissed that notion as ludicrous but to say his classes are challenging is pure understatement.  

My friends Stacy suggested that I take his 830 class this Tuesday morning and I am so glad that I did because it felt very Thomas Dolby like. He blinded me with science! Well maybe I wasn’t so much blinded rather I was marveled. John had so many permutations in his lesson plan but what was astonishing about his complexity is his ability to unravel differential equations and make it like simple arithmetic. Kocaj is the thinking mans spin instructor. At least I think so. 

He nearly made me blush this morning but suffice it to say it was nice to know that the written word can be powerful and can carry inspiration and you never know it. I have been inspired countless times in class as I have said many times and if I can offer anything in return then the gift I have been blessed with suits me in the most sublime way.  

John always reminds me of Telly Savalas whom I loved as Kojak and when he used to Yell: Crocker! It made me smile and that’s what John did today.