by Rupe | Sep 20, 2011 | Health-Wellness-Sex, Inspiration
“Fall seven times, get up eight.” - Japanese Proverb
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” – Chinese Proverb
“Never give in. Never. Never. Never. Never.” – Winston Churchill
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson
These quotes all say the same thing. No matter how many obstacles you run into, what matters is that you’re able to overcome each of them, one at a time.
“Two steps forward, one step back” is usually a negative term to describe someone who is having trouble making progress. But switched around, “1 Step Back, 2 Steps Forward” means that instead of grousing or feeling guilty about a misstep, you can still come out ahead if you put your head down and push forward.
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Source: Sparkpeople
My Comment:
Good inspirational piece.
by Rupe | Sep 19, 2011 | Fitness
Narrative (123min)
My second back workout since I started this new regiment. Fell really tired to the end of the workout. I was not able to complete all my ab movements and my legs started to cramp doing the hyper-extenstions. I felt a bit weak because my eating was off before the workout today; my body lacked the fuel to push through the entire workout…will have to work on that.  Â
Abdominal Exercises:
As stated above, in this workout you should train your abs at the end of each session. Use these exercises:
- Oblique (L and R) Crunches - 1 sets of 50 reps each side – 100
- Decline Crunch - 1 sets of 50 reps – 50
- Lying (L and R) - 1 sets of 50 reps – 100
| Thursday – Back |
| Back |
| Exercise |
Sets |
Reps |
Weights |
| Smith Machine Barbell Row |
4 |
15, 12, 10, 10 |
110,140,180 lbs |
| Bent Over Dumbbell Rows |
3 |
15, 12, 10 |
60,60,60 lbs |
| Wide Grip Pulldown |
3 |
15, 12, 10 |
100,100,100 lbs |
| Seated Rowing |
3 |
15, 12, 10 |
120,140,140 lbs |
| Hyper-Extension |
4 |
15, 12, 10, 10 |
 |
Cardio: 60 mins
Distance: 6.0
Calories: 1410
Crunches: 250
Tracker
Total Distance: 240.49 miles (Goal 400/159.51 remain) *
Total Calories: 61,183 (Goal 80,000/18,817 remain) *
Total Crunches: 4375 (Goal 25,000 / 20,8625)
Good livin’…keep movin’!
-R-
by Rupe | Sep 19, 2011 | Mad Musings, Military-Political, Money Matters
As Washington looks to squeeze savings from once-sacrosanct entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, another big social welfare system is growing as rapidly, but with far less scrutiny: the health and pension benefits of military retirees.
Military pensions and health care for active and retired troops now cost the government about $100 billion a year, representing an expanding portion of both the Pentagon budget — about $700 billion a year, including war costs — and the national debt, which together finance the programs.
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Source: New York Times
My Comments:
Aiight now…just don’t touch my check…thank you very much Stevie G.
by Rupe | Sep 19, 2011 | Funny Schnick!, Mad Musings
Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Sunday that his sexual encounter with a New York City hotel chambermaid was “an error†and “a moral failure†he would regret his whole life, but not a criminal act.
In his first interview since his May 14 arrest on charges of attempted rape, Mr. Strauss-Kahn was uncomfortable, intermittently angry and sounded bitter, saying that he had wanted to run for the French presidency and had missed his “appointment with the French people†because of his own actions.
“I wanted to be a candidate. I thought I could be useful. All that is behind me,†he said.
He accused the maid, Nafissatou Diallo, of lying about what happened between them, and accused a Paris novelist, Tristane Banon, of lying about what she said happened between them in 2003, which she has described as an attempted rape — a case still being investigated by the Paris prosecutor.
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Source: New York Times
My Comments:
Bottomline – dude got a bit of  “goodness” from the female-unit, she wanted some or more cash (she probably asked for a $1million – hee..hee)  and he was either being stingy or didn’t want to pay. Dude is a freaking millionaire…he probably did not think the experience (“moral failings”) was worth as much as she wanted. As a man, I am not gonna throw stones dude, but if you play papi…be prepared to pay…sorry bud!  Â
by Rupe | Sep 19, 2011 | Military-Political
The Navy’s former top civilian has rocked the service in a military journal article by accusing officials of sinking the storied naval air branch into a sea of political correctness.
Former Navy Secretary John Lehman, himself a former carrier-based aviator, wrote that the swagger and daring of yesterday’s culture has given way to a focus on integrating women and, this year, gays.
Pilots constantly worry about anonymous complaints about salty language, while squadron commanders are awash in bureaucratic requirements for reports and statistics, he added.
“Those attributes of naval aviators — willingness to take intelligent calculated risk, self-confidence, even a certain swagger — that are invaluable in wartime are the very ones that make them particularly vulnerable in today’s zero-tolerance Navy,†said Mr. Lehman, who led the Navy in the Reagan administration.
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Source: Washington Times
My Comments:
As a naval officer who has worked mostly with aviators throughout my career, I see both sides of this debate. I do believe in the warrior ethos and the necessity of harnessing this spirit; but I also know that many have hid behind such words in practices unbecoming.Â
