If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he’ll do is take it apart to figure out how it works. ~ Jamie Zawinski 40 friggin’ grams of fish oil a day? Yeah, and for 30 days no less. The background story behind the how’s and whys of this particular hack can be… [More…]
My Life Without a Car
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” ~ Oscar Wilde The tl;dr version: What started off as a bit of a “Keith is a minimalist” joke is now 6 months into a more serious and expanded trial in alternative transportation. So yeah, I’ve been carless… [More…]
Compensatory Acceleration Training
“The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house” ~ Audre Lorde Uhhh….not that kinda cat; this kind: I’ve discussed the benefits of Compensatory Acceleration Training (CAT) previously, in this post. Also covered in that post is how I utilize ARXFit technology to enhance the benefits derived from CAT. The variables I play with when… [More…]
Death by Sickle and Subjugation
“Cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life” – Genesis 3:17 Be forewarned: this is an extremely long post. I’ve done my best, though, to edit out any fluff or redundancy. The topic itself, though, is multifaceted, to say the least. Welcome to… [More…]
The Mega Dose Fish Oil Experiment: Week 3 Notes
“We do not want riches, but we want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches, we want peace and love.” Red Cloud Note: if you haven’t already, you’re going to need to read this post to… [More…]
The Great Mega Dose Fish Oil Experiment
“So, the course of time is really very much like the course of a ship in the ocean. It leaves behind it a wake, and that tells us where the ship has been, in just the same way as the past and our memory of the past tells us what we have done…Now the important… [More…]
Asking the Right Questions
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.” ~… [More…]
Of Balance, and the Infinite Well
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Ernest Hemingway On Balance There are two basic qualities that separate the best-in-the-business in any field from those chasing the best. That these two qualities have little to do with IQ or social strata goes… [More…]
The Iron Never Lies
Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on. ~ Henry Rollins The essay below (by Henry Rollins) was originally published in the now defunct Details Magazine in 1994. I vividly remember my first reading it. I wasn’t long out of the military, still trying to find my way back into a “civilian world”… [More…]
Humility > Dogma
“Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, Love is knowing I am everything, And between the two my life moves.” – Nisargadatta Maharaj Humility > Dogma Not just in spirituality, but in all things. And yes, even in the testosterone-and-ego-fueled world of fitness. The classic Zen story of Nan-in and the professor is an example of… [More…]
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