This Week 7’s (12.14 – 12.31) Affirmation: Mindfulness – I will reach for mindfulness each day.
Date – 12.26.17
B-Book 44: Do the Work by Steven Pressfield
The key message in this book: Often we stop dead in our tracks …
First category I added when I started this blog many moons ago. I jot stuff here I can't otherwise categorize.
The section you will see a swear or two in. Not that I am a big fan, but sometimes situation can't be helped
Here you will find books that I have read, reading or intend to read. More Recent Reads => CLICK HERE.
I intend to use this area to catalog my writing journey and collect tidbits of information on the authoring process.
These are areas I am very much interested in. From time to time, as I am so moved, I free think here as well
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 11
Body feels great today; numbing, qerky discomfort in my lower back has subsided slightly…like the lazy demons are starting to get the idea – this is the “Year of the Body” babeeee…am getting it dun …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 10
Hoooooraaay!!! DAY TEN BABY…Had a late workout today, but it was good nonetheless. Lower back was still a bit sore, but popped a motrin, got warm and went at it…will probably pay later, but right …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 9
Great workout today…awesome pyramid and interval training. Had a slight strain after yesterday’s weight-lifting session…had to stretch a bit do a bit more warm up today…body was probably a bit traumatized after months of no lifting. …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 8
Kicking it up a notch this week with weights added every other day; Â this is gonna be sort of the “Body for Life” program. Not too sore right now…gonna get a good soak. Will up …
Rupe: Physical Goals
I had not laid out my goals here, but I had it written down elsewhere. At any rate here they are:
– Time Period: 8 weeks (Phase 1)
– Weight: 182 currently –> 175lbs (ripped)
– Elliptical Caloric …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 7
Off the chain workout today; felt really good. After a day of rest, muscles were still a bit sore, but once I got warmed up, I was ok. Need to get a massage today to …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 6
Off Day: Absolutely nothing doing today. Give body needed rest.
Need to stay on top of sleeping. Eating on the other hand is going quite well.
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 5
Did somewhat of an inventory of the upper body. Â Felt pretty strong. Â Have limited weights but enough to be effective. Â Will scope out next upper body a bit more closely.
Workout: Day 4 (65 mins) – …
Year of the Body: Day 4
Great leg workout today. I also discovered another modification that pushes the caloric burn…ready…jump rope. I started with 200 skips, followed by 10mins on the treadmill, then I went into the movement exercises. Very good …
Journal Entry 3: Year of the Body
Workout: Day 3 (65 mins)
– Elliptical – 60 mins (Intervals with the below exercises)
– Pushups – 50
– Pullups – 5 (pretty tough, need to rest up)
– Crunches – 100
– Hip Raises – 15
– Side …
Journal Entry 2: 2011 is Year of the Body
So the damn deal is done son…this is the Year of the Body. Â So over the next 8 weeks, I will be going to war against the lazy and love tire demons within. Â Goal …
Journal Entry1 – 2011
Today is the start of what I hope to be a successful year for me and my family. I have spent most of last year away from my family so I am looking forward to …
Final Moments of 2010
Laying here in bed as the final moments of 2010 ticks down. Aunt Claire runs across my mind, my family and the future. I hope 2011 is a great year for all of us…welcome.
Fleetwood Mac: Wish You Were Here
I remember being 15 or 16 and just singing this song over and over again. I guess I have always being a romantic. The words are just so powerful and carries such meaning.
Title: Autobiography of Mark Twain
Title: Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1: The Complete and Authoritative Edition by Mark Twain
Publisher’s Summary
“I’ve struck it!†Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. “And I will give it away – to you. …
Quote of the day!
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
-John 15:13
This is an apt line for those of us in the military.
Title: The Fire Next Time
Title: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Publisher’s Summary
At once a powerful evocation of his early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice to both the individual and the …
Title: Jesus, Interrupted
Title: Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible by Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher’s Summary
Picking up where Bible expert Bart Ehrman’s New York Times best seller, Misquoting Jesus, left off, Jesus, Interrupted addresses the larger …
A Very Tough Day
Today was a very tough day for me. My family needed my arms around them and I am a million miles away.
Ingrid, Marcus and Cheyenne …you all are my heart. I love you …
Title: Decision Point by George W. Bush
Title: Decision Point by George W. Bush
Publisher’s Summary
President George W. Bush narrates and describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the …
7 Hidden Ways to Get Better Sleep
As a college student, I had my fair share of sleepless nights. But as I matured (and learned from the adverse affects I suffered because of those late nights), I began to realize that at …
My New IPod Touch
Just posting a test entry from my iPod. This is the neatest thing ever.
– Posted from my iPod!
Title: Stein on Writing
Title: Stein on Writing: A Master Editor Shares His Craft, Techniques, and Strategies by Sol Stein
Publisher’s Summary
Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether newcomers or accomplished professionals. As …
10 Unknown Uses for Vinegar
Credit: http://frugaldad.com/2010/09/21/uses-for-vinegar/
Thanks to the acidity in vinegar, it has more uses than you might imagine. For years frugal folks have found numerous ways to save money using it. From health benefits to use as an …
Title: Long for This World
Title: Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality by Jonathan Weiner
Publisher’s Summary
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Jonathan Weiner comes a fast-paced and astonishing scientific adventure story: has the long-sought secret of eternal …
Title: Being Wrong
Title: Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz
Publisher’s Summary
To err is human. Yet most of us go through life assuming (and sometimes insisting) that we are right about nearly everything, from …
Family Emergency Checklist
We live in a world  and a state (Florida) where natural or man-made disasters can happen without any warning.
Our checklist covers 8 simple categories:
Warmth & Shelter (depending on the time of year)
Water & Hydration
Food …
Right Here Waiting for You: Richard Marx
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Oceans apart day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn’t stop the pain
If I see you next to never
How can …
My DareBee Journey
