Revamp: Week NULL
Finished the first half of the Revamp a few weeks ago. Then life became less manageable and hit pause. It was a sensible action to alleviate stress. Switc...
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running
Revamp: Week 07
Week 07/12 of the fitness Revamp went pretty well. Some minor life issues meant moving Friday’s lift session to Saturday before the No Kings rally. Friday m...
Revamp: Week 03
Finished the first build section (Week 03) of the Revamp Tactical Barbell Moved up to 3x3 at 90% 1RM. It was daunting the first day, but … Surprisingly eas...
Revamp: Week 02
Finished week two. Tomorrow starts Week 03 of the Revamp Tactical Barbell Moved up to 3x5 at 80% 1RM. Monday was difficult. Friday was easier, though Satur...
Revamp: Week 01
Not much to report. Week 01 of Revamp went fine. Number One goal was to do the workouts. Tactical Barbell (TB) The first two TB workouts went long, and I h...
Setting The Table
The next two months are gonna be gonna be busy. It might seem like a terribly time to shoehorn 5-8 hours of training into life while also holding down a job...
Adjusting Expectations
</p> I scrapped my entire spring race calendar. It was an easy decision because our priorities have changed. An opporunity to move to a larger, nicer...
Roadkill
“Road kill has its seasons Just like anything It’s possums in the autumn And it’s farm cats in the spring”*
Squirrels in Leaves
Squirrels in Leaves Squirrels still get me. Years of running in the woods, my conscious brain hears rustling leaves and thinks “Bear.” There’s no panic. I do...
lifting
Revamp: Week NULL
Finished the first half of the Revamp a few weeks ago. Then life became less manageable and hit pause. It was a sensible action to alleviate stress. Switc...
Revamp: Week 07
Week 07/12 of the fitness Revamp went pretty well. Some minor life issues meant moving Friday’s lift session to Saturday before the No Kings rally. Friday m...
Revamp: Week 03
Finished the first build section (Week 03) of the Revamp Tactical Barbell Moved up to 3x3 at 90% 1RM. It was daunting the first day, but … Surprisingly eas...
Revamp: Week 02
Finished week two. Tomorrow starts Week 03 of the Revamp Tactical Barbell Moved up to 3x5 at 80% 1RM. Monday was difficult. Friday was easier, though Satur...
Revamp: Week 01
Not much to report. Week 01 of Revamp went fine. Number One goal was to do the workouts. Tactical Barbell (TB) The first two TB workouts went long, and I h...
Intent Matters
During a discussion with an AI (for work), I asked it for evidence based advice for increasing power while lifting heavier weights. Power, the applying stre...
Setting The Table
The next two months are gonna be gonna be busy. It might seem like a terribly time to shoehorn 5-8 hours of training into life while also holding down a job...
revamp
Revamp: Week NULL
Finished the first half of the Revamp a few weeks ago. Then life became less manageable and hit pause. It was a sensible action to alleviate stress. Switc...
Revamp: Week 07
Week 07/12 of the fitness Revamp went pretty well. Some minor life issues meant moving Friday’s lift session to Saturday before the No Kings rally. Friday m...
Revamp: Week 03
Finished the first build section (Week 03) of the Revamp Tactical Barbell Moved up to 3x3 at 90% 1RM. It was daunting the first day, but … Surprisingly eas...
Revamp: Week 02
Finished week two. Tomorrow starts Week 03 of the Revamp Tactical Barbell Moved up to 3x5 at 80% 1RM. Monday was difficult. Friday was easier, though Satur...
Revamp: Week 01
Not much to report. Week 01 of Revamp went fine. Number One goal was to do the workouts. Tactical Barbell (TB) The first two TB workouts went long, and I h...
Intent Matters
During a discussion with an AI (for work), I asked it for evidence based advice for increasing power while lifting heavier weights. Power, the applying stre...
Setting The Table
The next two months are gonna be gonna be busy. It might seem like a terribly time to shoehorn 5-8 hours of training into life while also holding down a job...
tactical barbell
Revamp: Week NULL
Finished the first half of the Revamp a few weeks ago. Then life became less manageable and hit pause. It was a sensible action to alleviate stress. Switc...
Revamp: Week 07
Week 07/12 of the fitness Revamp went pretty well. Some minor life issues meant moving Friday’s lift session to Saturday before the No Kings rally. Friday m...
Revamp: Week 03
Finished the first build section (Week 03) of the Revamp Tactical Barbell Moved up to 3x3 at 90% 1RM. It was daunting the first day, but … Surprisingly eas...
Revamp: Week 02
Finished week two. Tomorrow starts Week 03 of the Revamp Tactical Barbell Moved up to 3x5 at 80% 1RM. Monday was difficult. Friday was easier, though Satur...
Revamp: Week 01
Not much to report. Week 01 of Revamp went fine. Number One goal was to do the workouts. Tactical Barbell (TB) The first two TB workouts went long, and I h...
writing
Intent Matters
During a discussion with an AI (for work), I asked it for evidence based advice for increasing power while lifting heavier weights. Power, the applying stre...
Adjusting Expectations
</p> I scrapped my entire spring race calendar. It was an easy decision because our priorities have changed. An opporunity to move to a larger, nicer...
Roadkill
“Road kill has its seasons Just like anything It’s possums in the autumn And it’s farm cats in the spring”*
Squirrels in Leaves
Squirrels in Leaves Squirrels still get me. Years of running in the woods, my conscious brain hears rustling leaves and thinks “Bear.” There’s no panic. I do...
tech
Less Interested In The Process
I’m less interested in the process. I went looking for a “digital garden” jekyll template and came up one that does most of what’s needed here. It also gene...
Big Plan
</p> My prefered note app is Bear. Bear isn’t exstinsible. It doesn’t have plug-ins to format file names. It organizes notes by nested tags. And it’s ...
Testing Renaming Script
Testing the basic bash script to pull the date from front matter header in the markdown file and move it to the _posts directory. Bear is a Mac app, so som...
fitness
Intent Matters
During a discussion with an AI (for work), I asked it for evidence based advice for increasing power while lifting heavier weights. Power, the applying stre...
Setting The Table
The next two months are gonna be gonna be busy. It might seem like a terribly time to shoehorn 5-8 hours of training into life while also holding down a job...
adulthood
Fire
Had a moment of relief and elation on my run. I pulled out my phone and saw a text from an old boss/mentor. He had sent a pic of the letter I wrote twenty y...
Aesthetics
I was never stylish but I used to have a style. Thanks to a post from Derek Guy I’ve decided to begin the long process of remedying that, of beginning to dr...
squirrels
Squirrels in Leaves
Squirrels in Leaves Squirrels still get me. Years of running in the woods, my conscious brain hears rustling leaves and thinks “Bear.” There’s no panic. I do...
wildlife
Squirrels in Leaves
Squirrels in Leaves Squirrels still get me. Years of running in the woods, my conscious brain hears rustling leaves and thinks “Bear.” There’s no panic. I do...
tom waits
Roadkill
“Road kill has its seasons Just like anything It’s possums in the autumn And it’s farm cats in the spring”*
nature
Roadkill
“Road kill has its seasons Just like anything It’s possums in the autumn And it’s farm cats in the spring”*
mmtr
2023 MMTR 50: Icing on the Cake
If finishing these challenges was guaranteed, I don’t think we’d toe the line. - Costi Sifri Mountain Masochist was the icing—the sweet, smooth, buttery ...
ultra
2023 MMTR 50: Icing on the Cake
If finishing these challenges was guaranteed, I don’t think we’d toe the line. - Costi Sifri Mountain Masochist was the icing—the sweet, smooth, buttery ...
trail running
2023 MMTR 50: Icing on the Cake
If finishing these challenges was guaranteed, I don’t think we’d toe the line. - Costi Sifri Mountain Masochist was the icing—the sweet, smooth, buttery ...
stuttering
A Serious Post About Stuttering
Serious post about stuttering. First, if you’re laughing with Trump at Biden’s stammer, unfriend me now then solidly go fuck yourself. Second, I’m not lo...
life
A Serious Post About Stuttering
Serious post about stuttering. First, if you’re laughing with Trump at Biden’s stammer, unfriend me now then solidly go fuck yourself. Second, I’m not lo...
voice
A Serious Post About Stuttering
Serious post about stuttering. First, if you’re laughing with Trump at Biden’s stammer, unfriend me now then solidly go fuck yourself. Second, I’m not lo...
trumpism
Adjusting Expectations
</p> I scrapped my entire spring race calendar. It was an easy decision because our priorities have changed. An opporunity to move to a larger, nicer...
races
Adjusting Expectations
</p> I scrapped my entire spring race calendar. It was an easy decision because our priorities have changed. An opporunity to move to a larger, nicer...
resistance
Adjusting Expectations
</p> I scrapped my entire spring race calendar. It was an easy decision because our priorities have changed. An opporunity to move to a larger, nicer...
ongoing
Setting The Table
The next two months are gonna be gonna be busy. It might seem like a terribly time to shoehorn 5-8 hours of training into life while also holding down a job...
government
A Good Start
Thoughts on what a New American Democracy should look like lack of surveillance. The government should not know Boit its citizens. We have the right to ...
american rebirth
A Good Start
Thoughts on what a New American Democracy should look like lack of surveillance. The government should not know Boit its citizens. We have the right to ...
after fascism
A Good Start
Thoughts on what a New American Democracy should look like lack of surveillance. The government should not know Boit its citizens. We have the right to ...
racism
Fucking NAZIs
Fact checking some items today, came across the Wikipedia entry for Helena Rubinstein, a Polish Jew, cosmetic entrepreneur, and in her lie, one of the riche...
fascism
Fucking NAZIs
Fact checking some items today, came across the Wikipedia entry for Helena Rubinstein, a Polish Jew, cosmetic entrepreneur, and in her lie, one of the riche...
greed
Fucking NAZIs
Fact checking some items today, came across the Wikipedia entry for Helena Rubinstein, a Polish Jew, cosmetic entrepreneur, and in her lie, one of the riche...
futureproofing
digital emphemera dies with you
When you die, what happens to the photos on your phone? Will anyone ever pick up a device and scroll through them? Are names and dates scrawled on the back ...
legacy
digital emphemera dies with you
When you die, what happens to the photos on your phone? Will anyone ever pick up a device and scroll through them? Are names and dates scrawled on the back ...
mortality
digital emphemera dies with you
When you die, what happens to the photos on your phone? Will anyone ever pick up a device and scroll through them? Are names and dates scrawled on the back ...
resist
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Cornbread
Originally written August 8, 2020 The Bitter Southerner published a list of the seven most essential Southern foods. Apparently it’s “controversial.” Now, ...
southerness
Cornbread
Originally written August 8, 2020 The Bitter Southerner published a list of the seven most essential Southern foods. Apparently it’s “controversial.” Now, ...
southern culture
Cornbread
Originally written August 8, 2020 The Bitter Southerner published a list of the seven most essential Southern foods. Apparently it’s “controversial.” Now, ...
cornbread
Cornbread
Originally written August 8, 2020 The Bitter Southerner published a list of the seven most essential Southern foods. Apparently it’s “controversial.” Now, ...
boredom
watching a wasp
It’s July 4th. Independence Day. My nation has fallen quickly into authoritarianism. ICE is abducting people. We’ve bombed Iran. They might denaturalize an ...
screen free
watching a wasp
It’s July 4th. Independence Day. My nation has fallen quickly into authoritarianism. ICE is abducting people. We’ve bombed Iran. They might denaturalize an ...
clothing
Aesthetics
I was never stylish but I used to have a style. Thanks to a post from Derek Guy I’ve decided to begin the long process of remedying that, of beginning to dr...
baking
Fire
Had a moment of relief and elation on my run. I pulled out my phone and saw a text from an old boss/mentor. He had sent a pic of the letter I wrote twenty y...
patriotism
Not Just Words
It’s the day after the second “No King” protest. I’m at a dog show in Salem, Virginia. We stood for the anthem. I stared at the flag, sang the words with f...
freedom
Not Just Words
It’s the day after the second “No King” protest. I’m at a dog show in Salem, Virginia. We stood for the anthem. I stared at the flag, sang the words with f...
america
Not Just Words
It’s the day after the second “No King” protest. I’m at a dog show in Salem, Virginia. We stood for the anthem. I stared at the flag, sang the words with f...
book
Chasing the Thrill
An ongoing goal of the Luddite Odyssey Project is to read more. Casey Johnston’s latest post included a few pointers, most I’d already worked into daily lif...