Yesterday at my second Toastmasters meeting we discussed (surprise, surprise) COVID-19. The first table topic was if we should be worried about it and the second was fear. Not surprisingly, Tim Ferriss' 5-Bullet Friday talked about the corona virus and fear. To steal from Tim, here is the Bene Gesserit litany against fear “I must…
Cybersecurity?
J.D. Roth recently wrote about his journey to finally use a password manager for his old and weak passwords. I know what this is like as I used a (password protected!) spreadsheet to track my passwords for years, which kept track of passwords that I generated when I was a teenager. I use Lastpass which…
Failure: Get Some
I am a goal oriented person. I set fitness goals, financial goals, nutrition goals, goals for sleep, and (near-term) goals for my kids. As I've gotten older, I've come to the realization that most goals move from the linear progression to step progression. So rather than every event or every day being a "step in…
Space Force != Star Trek
The US Space Force has an emblem! As Task & Purpose reports, it is very similar to Starfleet's emblem, which now sounds more like an interglactic delivery service for Amazon... Thankfully Netflix is still working on their documentary on how the staff are doing, but the true organization is still in work.
Squat elbow bicep pain
I have been experiencing left elbow and bicep pain when I squat over 300 since last spring. I think I found the reason why: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fGRpaAt_r/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Thank goodness I found Coach Niki Sims post!
Happy New year
This is what you see after not shooting a pronghorn Happy new year...hope you have a great night and pleasant morning. This what you drink when you have kids and are almost 40.
Just a little deadlift
Proof that I am getting back into the swing of things. https://youtu.be/aN0HcjbA5JY Deadlifting 1x405 Program is the Heavy-Light-Medium (HLM) Andy Baker version for people over 40.
Space Force
It took about a year and a half since President Trump announced the sixth branch of the armed services to be the Space Force, but as of yesterday the Space Force is here. Four months ago saw the recreation of the 11th combatant command, the US Space Command, headed by Gen John "Jay" Raymond. This…
BJJ Belts and pants
If you need help tying your belt and tightening your pants, go listen to Rener. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-shq5oDSCs4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODtOnFQ7LDE
Privacy: Step 2
If you really want to hide your digital footprint online, check out this short ebook from the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI). If you really, really, want to enhance your digital security, buy this book from security expert Michael Bazzell. In the near term, some simple steps you can take: Use a…
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