Entries from April 2008

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Revisiting NeanderThin

About five years ago I read an interesting book on what was basically a modern caveman diet. When I finished I came to the conclusion the diet was way too difficult to follow in the modern world. Recently I started reading Art De Vany’s site and his Evolutionary Fitness posts, so I thought [...]

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Shivering My Way To Leanness

Went to the gym this morning at 7:45 AM in my tank top and shorts. It was a bit brisk, but not cold. At least that is what I thought. When I got home I checked the weather and it read 41 degrees (5 C). I guess I’ve acclimatized to the [...]

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Vagabonding

The 4-Hour Workweek exposed me to the idea of working on road. Although I’m pretty good at working remote, more instruction was needed on the traveling part.

Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts is a collection of essays and tips written for those considering living on the [...]

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Espresso Dental - A Dentist for MAS?

I was walking between the Greenwood and Phinney Ridge sections of Seattle today when I walked past this dentist office.  Espresso Dental.  Wonder how much a teeth cleaning is?

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

A Rogue Way To Run a Brewpub - Issaquah Brewhouse

Last night the Eastside Pub Crawlers made it out to the Issaquah Brewhouse. The Issaquah Brewhouse is owned by Rogue. I’ve been to microbreweries from Maine to Florida to San Diego to Vancouver. This was the ONLY one that I have ever been to that decided it was a good idea to [...]

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

MAScene 2.0 - The Marilyn Manson Workout Mix

Way back on October 15th 2003, I created a mix of the best Marilyn Manson songs to lift weights to.
It’s a 64 minute screaming adrenaline rush guaranteed to increase your workout intensity. I’ve pulled tracks from 5 different CDs (not the live one). My neighbors are going to love me.
Using the MixWit site [...]

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Why Every Diet Works in the Short Run

I’m so tired of people singing the praises of a particular diet as the one true way to lose weight.  Diet choice has become the new religion.  Most of the time when I revisit a diet evangelist  months later, the weight  they lost has returned.  They blame themselves and not the diet.
All diets work in [...]

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Tales From the Glitter Gym - The Bodyfat Test

Even though I no longer workout at a Glitter Gym, sometimes elements of glitter rear their head. On a recent trip to the gym I was doing sit-ups when I overheard an older couple arguing. The woman was reading a flier posted on the wall. Our gym is sponsoring a body-fat test [...]

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Top 10 CriticalMAS Search Terms

I was digging around the Google Webmaster Tools and I located the top 10 phrases entered into Google last week that pointed back to this site.

critical mas
mas o menos
presidential motorcade
criticalmas
salto uruguay
the castle ybor
chinese zodiac compatibility
most dangerous places in the world
felirat
grecian ideal

Number 9 was a misspelling on a page that no longer exists.  Got to love [...]

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Back From Columbus

I’m back from my mini-trip to visit family and friends in my old hometown of Columbus, Ohio. The weather was perfect and I got to see quite a few people. This was my first trip back to Ohio since May 2006. I left Ohio in 1994 to escape the cold weather, [...]