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The Nihilism of Don't Look Up on Netflix
I guess abject hopelessness and the limits of human nature and trust can be a laugh riot.
On contradicting my Marine dad's sage health advice
My dad's advice was "if you don't need to run, walk; if you don't need to walk, stand; if you don't need to stand, sit; if you don't need to sit, lie down." I am embracing the diametrically opposite.
Getting excited for the Concept2 Virtual Team Challenge on the PBC boat this January 1st
Both my cardiologists and my GP signed off on me right before I got Middle Aged Dude Lower Back Pain. I am recovered and getting psyched and prepped for the Concept2 Virtual Team Challenge (VTC) starting in January 1, 2022, and persisting through to 31 January at midnight GMT. I will be on Team Potomac Boat Club (Team PBC) and will spend the next 12-days getting my body ready for a good effort for Team PBC.
Keto Diet Cheat Sheet | Enjoy your Cheat Meal While Staying in Ketosis
Following a keto diet with its low-carb, high-fat requirements tends to be incredibly high-maintenance. The strictness of the diet paired with a comprehensive list of food items you can and can’t eat lead a lot of keto dieters on the path of temptation.
Woman-led NFT battling Heart Failure PUL3E NFT
PUL3E is a women-led, charity-focused NFT project which was founded by Emilie after her partner Andrew was diagnosed with Heart Failure earlier this year at the age of 31.
My dirty OMAD
tl;dr: my intermittent fasting golden ticket is a one-meal-a-day framework that doesn’t chase making calories or macros. Sometimes my daily calories will be 800 and sometimes 2,000, and that’s OK.
Jon Purizhansky's black swan Joblio
Nobody ever thought that anything or anyone would be able to break apart the hegemony of global labor force human trafficking. Jon Purizhansky's Joblio might just be the disruptor needed to succeed.
On online reputation management and online perception marketing
tl;dr: We at Gerris are in the ring with you. With our online reputation management and online perception marketing services, we’re in your corner. With our help, you’ll win the fight for your good name on an online search.
Howl by Allen Ginsberg
I have thought about Howl by Allen Ginsberg a lot from 2016 and through the global Novel Coronavirus pandemic. Howl was so salient. Allen Ginsberg was truth a soothsayer. Or, maybe, the more things change, the more they are the same. Spend some time with this amazing poem.
The Facebook post from Mark Zuckerberg to All of Facebook
I know there are are a lot of people who refuse to visit or log onto Facebook so I thought I would share it here.
I'm taking my own kettlebell advice and going heavy
OK, enough flirting. All kettlebells for my two-handed kettlebell swings, from this moment forward, will be equal to or greater than 24kg. Wish me luck. I’m a man, not a mouse. I’m way closer to a moose than a mouse.
The biggest health mistake I ever make in a day is not rowing
I used to be a daily rower. Once, on the water, on the Potomac; then, on my Model C Concept2 Indoor Rower AKA the erg. My business partner, Dan Krueger, asked me if I had been rowing. I admitted that I had not. He re-lit my rowing pilot light. God bless that guy! I am back in the sliding saddle again! I have gotten out of the habit and have started up again today, no matter what else I have on the docket. Even if I walk, run, ruck, swing, ride, or spin, I need to get that slow 5,000 meters in every single day.
From one burrito-a-day to one bowl-a-day in my one meal-a-day diet
tl;dr: OBAD once meant, to me, one burrito-a-day but now it means one bowl-a-day. My 24:.25 daily intermittent fasting eating window from the early afternoon to first thing in the morning. My one bowl-a-day is a big bowl at 48oz-a-day. Here's what I prepare and eat.
Getting back on the sliding saddle for the Concept2 Fall Team Challenge
If you can't make a date with some sexy someone you love from September 15 through October 15 then they could either be in rehab or they could be fully committed to Concept2's yearly virtual team challenge, the Fall Team Challenge. Plan accordingly.
Mirror your entire podcast quickly, easily, and cheaply onto YouTube with Audioship.io
A couple of weeks ago, Audioship.io launched a Podcast RSS-to-YouTube service that allows you to plug in your podcast's feed and all the episodes of your entire podcast will be slowly slurped off your server and squirted onto YouTube, perfectly formatted, including show notes and album art! Also, pretty cheap for the amount of time you save.
Why you need carbon steel pans
Do you need a carbon steel pan? No. Should you try a carbon steel pan? Certainly, mostly because they're cheap and will last you forever.
I only hit 350 pounds because I was stuffing myself like a French foie gras goose
This is a blog confession that is only a surprise to me: I eat too often and too much. I stuff myself like a prize Christmas goose, like a blue-ribbon hog.
Working against laziness and business every single day to fight my natural quarantine sedentarism
I have been working so hard to fight malaise in Winter plus Quarantine plus Coronavirus so it is important for me to be as active as possible.
My companies have been virtual since the Fall of 2006
My companies have been virtual since the Fall of 2006. I had run my consulting business virtually from 1996 through 2002; however, actually running a proper company was different and mostly amazing (though one really must really trust and believe in the honesty of people in order for it to work).
The Afghan war was a long Khan
tl;dr: Afghanistan was invaded by the United States—not invited. Afghanis were our hostages, not our allies. The occupation was tolerated not enjoyed. Any US love was actually Stockholm syndrome.
What earned media micro-influencer marketing is
Every one of the influencers we reach out to we brand with our client's brand recognition. Maybe your first touch, their very first introduction to the client. There are so many useful aspects to our type of influencer marketing, which is actually more of an influencer PR.
Embarking on a 100,000 meter Concept2 Dog Days Challenge journey
I haven't been spending the hundreds and thousands of hours I had spent on my old Model C erg but that's going to change.
Reviewing Total Fitness After 40: The 7 Life-Changing Foundations You Need for Strength, Health and Motivation in your 40s, 50s, 60s, and Beyond by Nick Swettenham
Nick Swettenham reached out to me to check out his book, Total Fitness After 40, and after dicking around with PDFs, MOBI, and ePUB, I grabbed it as a KindleUnlimited. So, I "bought" it myself. I wanted to have it registered with Goodreads and I wanted to be able grab quotes that I can share. I like reviewing books more by showing and sharing instead of telling.
My Cardiologist's diet plan for me is a daily 18:6 intermittent fast
While it was a pretty casual, positive, interaction, my cardiology team at Virginia Hospital Center Cardiology Center, led by Dr. Matthew Lucks, has given me a path towards losing a ton of weight.
Google FeedBurner is Dead, Migrate your RSS Feed to Follow.it ASAP
Just received this email from Google FeedBurner. It's official. Be prepared! Be aware! Like every good service from Google, FeedBurner is Dead, Long Live FeedBurner! I'll make it easy for you. I moved the RSS from this site to Follow.it months ago. Click my juicy affiliate link below to make sure I get credit, whatever that means. I know it's a pain in the ass to migrate but Follow.it makes it as easy as possible. Make some time this weekend. Don't wait. Time flies. You have been warned.
Georgetown Law Presents 2021 Advanced Ediscovery Institute November 18-19, 2021
My amazing friend and lawyer, Mira Vayda Edelman, is a planning committee co-chair for an upcoming in-person event at Georgetown Law called the 2021 Advanced Ediscovery Institute on November 18-19, 2021. Please be sure to register and attend!
So many quotes about good taste, bad taste, and taste you won't believe it
I received a comment over on YouTube in response to my latest podcast, ChrisCast S2E20: Why is 'Satellites' by Rebecca Curtis featured fiction in The New Yorker?, and I wanted to respond with a list of quotes about good taste and bad taste but there were so many, it all became overwhelming. That said, I decided to post them all below, in no particular order.
The Asics Novablast is an amazing walking shoe
I bought last season's Asics Novablast 1 on sale at Runner's Warehouse and didn't get the world's best running shoe or trainer, I got the world's most comfortable, squishy, and comfortable walking shoe.
Why is Satellites by Rebecca Curtis in The New Yorker?
Quotes from Satellites by Rebecca Curtis that make me wonder why this short story is featured in The New Yorker instead of in an adventure or romance novel from Gold Eagle or Harlequin. I'll let you be the judge.
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