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SiriusXM Escape

We have SiriusXM in one of our cars. Most of the time we have it on one of the channels that play pop hits from Taylor Swift or 90s alt-rock-pop bands. But when I got the car all by my lonesome, I tune it to Escape, Channel 69. It’s easy listening instrumental music. You’ve heard […]

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Barbell Training Update: 9/27/19

I continue to barbell train regularly. I hit a PR on the shoulder press back in June at 225 lbs. I also hit a PR on the bench press in June at 320 lbs. My last squat and deadlift PRs were back in November of 2018. Deadlift was 605 lbs Squat was 455 lbs. My […]

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Weiler’s Law

“Nothing is impossible to the man who doesn’t have to do it himself.” A.H. Weiler It’s easy to tell people to do something when you don’t have any skin in the game.

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The Zen of Puzzles

When I was a kid, my family would do jigsaw puzzles starting in September and then throughout the holidays. In September, we’d usually do some sort of fall-themed puzzle with art by Charles Wysocki. In October, a Halloween poster. November, a puzzle featuring Norman Rockwell’s famous Freedom from Want picture. December, multiple Christmas puzzles. My […]

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