2018 Reading Diary Part 3!
SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER September began with me about 30% into Ben Bova’s New Earth (2013). I’m enjoying it far more than its predecessor, Farside (2013) which was the first Ben …
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September 2018 Fitness Diary!
Saturday, Sept. 1: I decided to skip the gym today and do a decent amount of walking instead since the weather is nice and I’m feeling really sore from yesterday’s …
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September 2018 Intermittent Fasting Diary!
CONTINUED FROM AUGUST Saturday, Sept. 1: I did a couple of errands in the morning before breakfast. I then intended to break my fast, but the small cafe I particularly …
Read MoreSome Musical Inspiration from Joe Satriani
Here’s an inspirational anecdote from Joe Satriani about playing the chorus arpeggio’s from “Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing” from his Flying in a Blue Dream (1989) album. I remember first hearing …
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August 2018 Fitness Diary!
Wednesday, August 1: After a great day with my young students and a crazy day over all, I made it to the gym for just a 10-minute run. These are …
Read More August 2018 Intermittent Fasting Diary!
CONTINUED FROM JULY Wednesday (August 1): Breakfast was camp lunch, and it was consumed just under 17 hours since last night’s last food. Wednesday/Thursday (July 1 & 2): A naughty …
Read More 2018 Reading Diary Part 2!
MAY TO AUGUST On the first day of May, I finished reading The Unwomanly Face of War (1985) by Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich. They were so young – younger than my …
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July 2018 Fitness Diary!
Monday, July 2: July’s fitness campaign kicked off with a 7 am, pre-breakfast 75-minute weights session: back, biceps, lats, abs, calves, thighs, hamstrings, and forearms. Tuesday, July 3: Thirty-three cardio …
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