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I abhor spending money. Perhaps traumatized by a lifetime of excess spending brought on by a stay-at-home spouse with time on her hands, to raising a bunch of kids, I take great pleasure now in spending as little as possible. Over the long Thanksgiving Day holiday, I vowed to entertain myself for the 4 day …
Not sure what it is about going to the gym that inspires people, particularly females, to dress in something resembling their underwear. I'm doing chest, shoulders and triceps today, so I'm wearing cargo pants and a t-shirt. Sure, if I'm doing squats I will probably wear basketball type shorts or sweats if it's cold out, …
I don't think about dying all that much, but I have been since I was almost killed yesterday. Driving south along US Highway 17 at around 50 MPH, the traffic light turned yellow. I'm not one of those panicked drivers who slam on the brakes at a yellow light. I gauge the distance to the …
There's nothing quite like growing a beard, at least in my experience, that opens the door for other people to tell you what they'd like you to do. People suddenly feel free to offer their opinions, pervasive as those are, on whether I should grow it at all, how it makes me look, and what …
A few weeks ago, I'd given up hope on my minoxidil beard journey. For months I have dutifully applied the juice to my face twice a day. In the early going I also derma rolled twice a week and applied peppermint oil every day. I stopped derma rolling when the beard hair I do have …
Being homeless since 2014, I have made my way through various rental arrangements and currently find myself in a third floor apartment in a nice part of town that I rather enjoy. I love the low maintenance aspect of living here as I literally don't have to fix anything. Maintenance will even replace my AC …
I had been considering doing more video blogging because sometimes, in my car, I get bored. Part of the reason for having a blog is for a thing to do when boredom strikes. However, the video files created by the smart little phone in my hand are massive. Just a few minutes of video becomes …
During Charleston's Snowmaggedon, I ventured the frozen wasteland between my apartment and the small fitness center in my apartment building to do some General Physical Preparedness training, aka back, bi and abs. Earbuds in place with the volume at eardrum damaging levels, I proceeded to do a mixture of lat pulldowns, cable rows, and rear …
As a lifelong bilingual, I think in two different languages. It's hard to explain, but if I'm speaking Spanish, I don't think in English and translate in my mind; I somehow just think in Spanish. It's like my brain has two sections for language and I can just use one or the other. The same …
For those who know me well--how well do we know anyone, including ourselves?--they know I seek to have less rather than more. This isn't limited to material possessions, although that's the most obvious attribute, but striving toward honestly not having a desire or a craving for anything at all. I don't exactly know when I …
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