A tease for my upcoming column on… well, not gonna say. Please check back Sunday, October 3rd for the complete column. In the mean time, here is an excerpt: “I go back and forth quite a bit on whether any of this really matters – whether we really should be concerned with what we call… [Read more…]
September 23, 2010
Bike To Basics It has been just under a year since I gave away my Jeep and embraced my bicycle as my primary form of transportation. Not for one moment have I regretted that decision nor the effects of the transition. I admit it has not always been easy, and the internal combustion engine still… [Read more…]
September 21, 2010
My tease for this week’s column is actually a column from the past. I originally wrote this in January of 2010, and posted it in February of 2010. In order to apply better context to my upcoming column on the life of a bicycle commuter, please take time to read (or re-read) the column below. … [Read more…]
September 17, 2010
Self-indulgent Caveat I have tried hard not preach from this platform, nor to be too suggestive. Rather, I have attempted to evoke thought(s) of exercise, mindful eating, and where they should, or should not, fit into the building of one’s day and one’s lifestyle. I might be a bit more suggestive today, as I have… [Read more…]
September 14, 2010
A tease for my upcoming column on preying for one’s food in the modern world. I hope to have it up by Sunday, September 19. Please check back. Here is an excerpt: “You are an animal – literally. You hunt and you prey daily, because that’s what it takes to stay alive in the animal… [Read more…]
September 10, 2010
An Approach To Strength Strength; I think about it from time to time. What it means to me, as well as what it might mean to others. I like to teach people to develop strength inside the gym that will apply to one’s life beyond the gym. It’s one thing to be strong in the weight-room,… [Read more…]
September 8, 2010
A tease for this week’s column on strength — strength earned in the gym that translates beyond the gym. Please check back Saturday, September 11 for the finished product. Here is an excerpt: “I much more think of my weight-room as a theater where I practice gravity management, than as a place to just lift… [Read more…]
September 2, 2010
Me, Myself, and Irony I don’t like myself much. I mean, I guess I do like the shape of my arms – some. I like the amount of weight I can lift – a bit. I like the way in which I can make my bike charge up a steep hill – at times. That I… [Read more…]
September 29, 2010
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