I’m not sure what prompted the thought but here it was nearly 5pm on a Sunday and I couldn’t really peg anything that I’d accomplished today. That makes me feel especially useless. There is a long list of things I could have done, should have done, but of course I did none of them. My [...]
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I had been trying to come up with an idea for a tattoo for a while, but I knew that it had to speak to the changes I’ve been going through in my life. I think back to the early 2000s when I was hooked on Everquest and World of Warcraft, weighing in at 400+ [...]
Most of you know that I’ve been having some problems with my right knee. It started out as a twinge on the outside that I’d only feel if I was doing side lunges during Zumba routines (think ‘Pa Kumpa’ by Daddy Yankee) and then it got bad enough after that initial bit that nothing really [...]
I know way too many people. Between family, friends, colleagues, Zumba, acquaintances and everyone else in the spectrum I’ve been spread thin. Ha ha, yes, thin. You can make weight-loss jokes. I’ll wait until you’re done. Recently Lia Hollander of the A.R. & Proud blog wrote about deleting both her Twitter and Facebook accounts. We [...]
After a 6 month plateau, I decided last month it was time to make another push toward my goal weight. An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. – Niels Bohr I’ve been losing weight since 2004. I’ve made a lot of mistakes. I [...]
I’ve started a lot of drafts on this blog and then either whacked them or sent them to the oubliette. If you get the 1986 movie reference, you get a cookie. Well, okay, an extra cookie. All my readers get at least one. Like Aesop’s fables I want my blog posts to have some kind [...]
I recently got certified licensed to teach Zumba. I have a draft on that, so more details coming up, but I’ve been going back and forth with a fellow instructor about what draws men to take classes. This last thread felt post-worthy, so here you go. Q: What made you walk into your first Zumba [...]
I’ve spent a lot of time learning about technical subjects but in the last few years I’ve branched out into business, applied psychology, economy, and a varied amount of fiction. Learning about all those subjects has made me the kinda-well-read person you know and love, but what about things that are a bit more current? [...]
I set out with 8 habits that I wanted to cement over the course of 30 days. The ones that I could check on daily whittled the list down to these six: Wake Up Early, Water on Wakeup, Meditate 30m, 30m Exercise, 5 Fruits/Veg, and Avoid Soda. I did really well on waking up early, [...]
