I was on the treadmill the other day, on my second km of a 5k run, when something terrible happened: my headphones died. My music helps me set my pace, so without it I started singing a little song in my head, which often ends up being “The Star Spangled Man with a Plan” from … Continue reading Overthinking It: Where did Captain America Learn to Fight?
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So... no blog post last week. It's kinda interesting how much I feel like I need to explain why I missed last week, but I’m not going to. It’s not because I don’t want anyone to know (there is a perfectly legitimate reason) but because I feel like it’s actually a good topic to cover … Continue reading Get Back to Work!
It seems to me that the Golden Age of Streaming is over. My wife and I subscribe to several services and it seems to be more and more difficult to find new, quality programs; and far too many new programs that we do enjoy are getting canceled before their time. I read recently that one … Continue reading The Golden Age of Streaming is Over.
In today’s capitalist and advertising environment, products and “life hacks” designed to make our lives easier have become a major component of our lifestyle, and even our culture. One would think that making our lives easier is a good thing, but it is not always good. The end goal of our efforts should be to … Continue reading Easier vs Better.
Deep inside me there is a core of self doubt, uncertainty, and general lack of self confidence. It is something I have dealt with for years. (And have mentioned several times before in my blog.) Knowing my uncertainty and self doubt is there is a huge step in dealing with it, and two of the … Continue reading The Power of Self Talk
I've never really liked the scene in Avengers: Infinity War where Peter Quill (aka: Starlord) punches Thanos and wakes him from Mantis' trance just as the glove was being removed. From a movie perspective, I totally get it. It makes for a more entertaining movie, but I didn’t think the scene really worked. Up until … Continue reading Overthinking It: Starlord Punching Thanos
I’m sure all three of my regular readers have noticed that other than my New Year post, I haven’t written a blog for MONTHS!! Shortly after that last blog (WAY back in Feb 2023) my world got hectic, my work got bonkers, and I became very busy. Then summer rolled in and I was riding … Continue reading Growing Old is Good!
It's that time of year again, where everyone starts making resolutions and plans for the upcoming year. I read somewhere that by February most resolutions (something like 80%) have been forgotten or set aside. It's not difficult to figure out that this happens because people set unrealistic goals. The key to setting reasonable goals is … Continue reading Obligatory New Year Post
Things in life go wrong all the time, it is inevitable. Failure and disappointment in life is guaranteed. Pain and discomfort are part of life. These things can not be avoided. The best way to lead a happy life is to be able to deal with them gracefully. It seems to me that people try … Continue reading Stress & Mental Stamina
My 5 regular readers will know that 2022 was the year of my 50th birthday, and that I had my “50 Year Plan”. Which, looking back at it, I think was pretty damn successful! Using my social media posts as a reminder, a 2022 Recap: I took my military fit test in January and did … Continue reading 2022: My Big Year!
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