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This is a 20 minute cardio workout.  It’s quick, it’s relatively easy and it’s definitely refreshing.  It alternates between easy jumping jacks, abs and hip and butt moves.  You’ll like it.   

    

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Should I talk about it?  Probably not.  But, I’m still typing so it looks like I’m going to.  We all had role models when we were kids.  Most of mine were white men – because I’m white and that’s who I identified with.  That’s how it is and I’m not unusual.  When Jeremy Wariner won the Olympic 400 meters I know there were hoards of little white kids around the country[…]

  

  

I‘m astounded at the absolute incompetence of our politicians.  I got this letter today from Amazon letting me know that my affiliate account has been closed.  Thanks to our completely idiotic Governor (Ritter) and the General Assembly (who passed this bill, HB 10-1193) it doesn’t look like there’s much hope for affiliates here in Colorado.  So, thanks, you bunch of douches in Denver.  I’m not surprised they think the solution to[…]

      

       

Bento Boxes are nothing more than Japanese lunch boxes.  Bento itself is the art of making the meals.  The difference between Japanese (and Korean and Taiwanese for that matter) boxed lunches and ours is that we don’t take our food quite as seriously as they do.  Thus our meals and boxes are a little on the primitive side.  I went through lunch box phases when I was a kid.  I had[…]

     

         

In light of the several recent large earthquakes around the world (the Okinawa quake was 13 miles into the crust so it didn’t do much) I’ve started thinking about what I would do if a disaster struck close to home.  But, living in Boulder, the only natural disaster I could think of was the super-volcano that is Yellowstone, and that isn’t enough to[…]

   

    

Did you know there’s an under 6 category at the US Kids Golf World Championship?  There’s also an 8 and under basketball tournament sponsored by the Amateur Athletic Union.  An estimated 35 million American kids participate in some kind of organized athletics.  My own two kids participate in organized gymnastics (not that there’s a disorganized kind).  I’m concerned for all these kids who are being pushed at such young ages to[…]

       

        

         

If I had just 10 foods to pick from to make my diet, these would be them.  I’d also love to add things like Avocados, Olive Oil and Blueberries because of their own sheer awesomeness.  But, I tried to keep it to ten with a few extra mentions along the way.  These 10 things are my super foods.  And they’re all foods that[…]

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This is a beginner martial arts workout but an intermediate cardio workout.  Thus you don’t need to be great, or even remotely accurate, with the moves to get a good workout.  Over time though the moves become easier, your balance improves and your strength increases.  I hadn’t done this workout until this morning.  I made it two months ago for my wife who wanted to do a good cardio[…]

 

 

 

Welcome to the Jungle came on the radio yesterday.  I was drumming along with it on my steering wheel when I came to the sudden realization that I was listening to the classic rock station.  Not an 80’s rock station — classic rock as in The Doors!  I[…]

  

There’s a Romanian born Italian kid with a, surprise, gymnast father who is claiming to be the world’s strongest 5 year old.  Judging by his photo I wouldn’t doubt it; the kid is ripped. On Italian TV he did 20 air press-ups (that’s where you do a pushup with only your hands touching the ground, no feet).  That seems like a pretty niche talent.  It also seems completely stupid and, frankly, the[…]